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June 29, 2023

Cybersecurity
Does Our Vote Count? The Safest Way to Hold an Election

Election security has been a major issue since the 2020 U.S. election. Policymakers and members of the public must take several concrete steps to ensure that elections are secure and free from interf…

A voter drops off her absentee ballot at a drop box at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, New York.
Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Barbara Simons Net Politics

May 24, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Panelists review the humanitarian situation in Gaza and discuss U.S. policy options to address the crisis.  

Play Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress inside the remains of his family's house in Gaza.
Virtual Event by James Eugene McGoldrick, Kate Phillips-Barrasso, David M. Satterfield, and Ethan Bronner

July 23, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Alex Perry on Nigeria’s Boko Haram

With its violence, its ritualized executions, its mixture of the utterly archaic with AK-47s and YouTube videos, its behavior modeling based on a nineteenth century interpretation of an obscure medie…

The Hunt for Boko Haram: Investigating the Terror Tearing Nigeria Apart, by Alex Perry
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 28, 2024

Election 2024
Ailing Democracy and Declining Women’s Representation: How They Are Related and What to Do About It

Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given…

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the sixth phase of the general election, in New Delhi, India, May 25, 2024.
Article by Linda Robinson Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

July 18, 2019

United States
Who Counts in the 2020 U.S. Census?

If the Trump administration succeeds in securing citizenship data, the 2020 census could transform the way in which political power is distributed in the United States.

In Brief by Zachary Laub

April 23, 2024

Election 2024
There Is a Risk of Extremist Violence Around the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Warns New CFR Report

As the United States prepares for the 2024 presidential election, a new Contingency Planning Memo from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) warns of the possibility of extremist violence throughout…

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