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Vladimir Putin casts his ballot in the presidential election in Russia, 2018.

The Authoritarian Rebranding of Democracy

Duong Thi Thuy Pham

Blog / February 19, 2026

Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev after signing the "New START" treaty in Prague (April 8, 2010).

Taking a Deep Breath after New START Treaty Expiration

Mike Albertson

Blog / February 11, 2026

Cameroon anglophone movement march

Cross-Border Repression in the Cameroon Anglophone Transnational Movement

Eliana Fonsah

Blog / February 09, 2026

A collage of book covers, including "Agamemnon's Daughter", "The Zone of Interest", and "Bend Sinister"

Novels on Authoritarian Rule III

Matthew Draper and Stephan Haggard

Blog / February 05, 2026

Two women walk on the sidewalk in front of the OECD conference building in Paris

Why a Populist Trump Administration Struck a Side Deal with the OECD

Margaret Kenney

Blog / January 28, 2026

26 ships from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the East China Sea (2012)

The Second Trump U.S. National Security Strategy and the Indo-Pacific

Tai Ming Cheung

Blog / January 26, 2026

Soldiers from eight partnering NATO nations prepare to raise their flags

Declining Great Power Rivalry? Implications for the Alliances

Stephan Haggard

Blog / January 22, 2026

The United States and Taiwan national flags hang from the same banner

Taiwan and the Trump Administration’s National Security Strategy

James Lee

Blog / January 22, 2026

Chinese President Xi Addresses the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue in Beijing

The National Security Strategy: Structure, Contradictions, and China

Barry Naughton

Blog / January 22, 2026

The Japanese and United States flags fly side by side over a military base

What’s Next for the U.S.-Japan Partnership?

Miki Hayashi

Blog / January 22, 2026

A group of people holding Taiwanese national flags

Venezuela Doesn’t Make a Chinese Intervention in Taiwan More Likely—Here’s Why

James Lee

Blog / January 08, 2026

The South Korean flag, flying in the early light over the Cheonggye Stream.

Rethinking South Korea’s Failed Martial Law Declaration

Stephan Haggard

Blog / December 10, 2025

Filipino Riot Police in Protective Gear

Changing How Police View the Public: Lessons from the Philippines

Dotan Haim, Matthew Nanes, and Nico Ravanilla

Blog / December 05, 2025

A nuclear power plant in Germany

Regaining U.S. Nuclear Energy Leadership

Dominic Brennan

Blog / December 05, 2025

A Chinese factor works on a technology assembly line

Beijing Calls for “Extraordinary Measures” to Boost Tech Self-Sufficiency

Jimmy Goodrich

Blog / November 20, 2025

Around the venue at COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon.

Overcoming Obstruction and Reimagining the Planetary Climate System at COP30

Benjamin Weinger

Blog / November 12, 2025

An array of book covers, including "The Feast of the Goat" by Mario Vargas Llosa", "Confessions of a Fallen Standard -Bearer" by Andreï Makine, and "Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics" by Stephen Greenblatt

Novels on Authoritarian Rule II

Stephan Haggard

Blog / November 12, 2025

underwater photo

Oceans of Ambition: The Rise of China’s Blue Science

Jimmy Goodrich

Blog / November 06, 2025