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Elections

Politics

Kenya's New Electoral Authoritarianism

Elections are now used to legitimate authoritarian regimes, not herald liberal democracy. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Kenya.

Aziz Rana

Politics

What Is Putin's Endgame?

Russiagate is causing more stress than glee for Putin, who always thought Hillary would win.

Thomas Graham, Rajan Menon

War & Security

A Witch-Hunt in Turkey

One year after Turkey's failed coup, retribution has become a farcical national obsession.

Umar Farooq

Politics

For Labour, Victory Next Time

Were Labour's gains in the recent British election overblown, or is there real cause for hope?

Martin O’Neill

Podcast, Politics

Despair Is Not an Option

Bernie Sanders sat down with us to talk about the future of progressive politics. This is what he said.

Boston Review

Politics

How People Vote

New theories of voting behavior explain bad outcomes, but are they convincing?

Niko Kolodny

Politics

The GOP's Anti-Democratic Fetish Runs Deep

Here's the real reason the GOP made peace with Trump.

William E. Scheuerman

Politics

What Totalitarianism Looks Like

Five signs of a totalitarian regime.

Christopher Lebron

Politics

Five Looming Geopolitical Crises of the Trump Administration

A reckless foreign policy could bring ruin at home and abroad.

Jonathan Kirshner

Politics

Leftists and Liberals in the Political Heartland

The Clinton-Sanders conflict betrays the contentious history of the Democratic Party, and holds the key to its future.

Doug Rossinow

Politics

The Will of the People

The Electoral College once served an urgent political purpose. The time has now come to abolish it.

Kenneth A. Taylor

Global Justice, Politics

Garrison America and the Threat of Global War

The crisis of liberal capitalism has arrived, bringing us to the brink of total global war.

Alex de Waal

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