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Nuclear power plant in Cattenom, France

Nuclear Power: Rebuilding Trust in an Audit Agenda

Dominic Brennan

Essay / April 03, 2026

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How to Write an Academic Article in Political Science

David Lake

Essay / November 21, 2025

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The Rational World of Defense Intellectuals—Revisited

Colleen Larkin

Essay / September 04, 2025

Donald Trump sitting behind a nameplate that reads "President United States"

Trump’s Trade War: A Primer

David Lake

Essay / August 14, 2025

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Using Distributional Politics to Understand Global Progress on Ecosystem Conservation

Luke Sanford and Cesar Martinez-Alvarez

Essay / July 08, 2025

New York Supreme Court Building Exterior View

The Defense of Judicial Independence: A Global Imperative

Mónica Castillejos-Aragón

Essay / June 04, 2025

Free speech demonstrators

In the West, Rival Networks are Contesting the Meaning of Liberalism

Clifford Bob

Essay / May 08, 2025

We Need a Global Climate Observatory

Mark Buntaine

Essay / April 21, 2025

Understanding the Connection Between Democracy and Climate Change

William Nomikos

Essay / April 18, 2025

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Climate Policy, Political Parties, and the Quality of Democracy

Anna Meyerrose

Essay / April 15, 2025

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Green Backlash and Its Consequences for Democracy and Policy

Austin Beacham

Essay / March 31, 2025

Green Backlash and Climate Change Policies

Robert Keohane

Essay / March 28, 2025

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Green Backlash and Democracy

Dustin Tingley

Essay / March 26, 2025

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Green Backlash and Fossil Societies

Paasha Mahdavi

Essay / March 26, 2025

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East and West in International Relations Theory

David Lake

Essay / March 24, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps firing line in Afghanistan

Paradigm Shift: War as a Failure of Bargaining

David Lake and Yujia Wan

Essay / February 19, 2025