Year of the ballot
What do 2024’s record numbers of voters and elections mean for democracy in the world? Steven Levitsky on populism, dictatorship, and the sources of democratic resilience.
On ice
Why is key Western support for Ukraine cooling? James Goldgeier on the narrative of stalemate and the weight of the 2024 U.S. elections.
Take two
Why is Donald Trump beating Joe Biden in U.S. polls? David A. Hopkins on the transformational global forces driving support for Trump and the populist right.
Now Holland
Why is support for the populist right surging in Europe? Matthias Matthijs on immigration, climate change, and a growing rural-urban divide.
The end of Law and Justice
How did Poland’s liberal-democratic opposition beat the country’s authoritarian-populist ruling party? Ivan Krastev on polarization, liberalization, and a new political mood in Europe.
Days of rage
What’s Hamas’s terror attack doing to Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East? Steven Cook on the risks of an escalating and unpredictable conflict.
Being Taiwan
How do people on the island see the threat from mainland China? Hsin-Hsin Pan on democracy, independence, and life between Beijing and Washington.
‘We’ve been through this before’
What’s social media really doing to democracy? Tobias Rose-Stockwell on algorithms, viral information, and manufactured outrage.
21st-century gulag
What’s happening in northwest China? Kalbinur Sidik on life under surveillance, internment, and forced labor.
Under the label
How much forced labor went into making your clothes? Tessa Maffucci on the human costs of global fashion.
