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10 Elections to Watch in 2018

James M. Lindsay

Millions of people around the world voted in elections this year. The French elected Emmanuel Macron president, while South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in president. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won reelection…

Government & PoliticsCatalonia, European Union, Spain

Spain-Catalonia Secession Crisis Won’t End After December Elections

Joshua Ball

Catalonia's independence referendum set in motion a series of events, with implications that will be felt across Spain–and Europe—for several years. Summary Madrid takes immediate control of its institutions and…

Government & PoliticsRussia, Ukraine, United States

Trump Campaign Officials Indicted in Special Counsel Investigation

Joshua Ball

Trump Campaign Chair and associate were charged on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the United States and money laundering. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul…

Government & PoliticsChina

Xi Jinping Lays Out Plans to Make China Great Again

Jinghan Zeng

Chinese elites have long been searching for answers to the same question: how to make China great again? In 1793, in his letter to Britain’s King George III, China’s Qianlong…

Government & PoliticsCatalonia, European Union, Spain

Catalonian Secession: Madrid Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Joshua Ball

The Spanish government's bungling of the Catalan referendum only made the situation worse. There is a saying in Catalonia: "once they send in the tanks, they may have missed the…

Government & PoliticsCatalonia, European Union, Spain

Catalonia Moves Toward Independence—Will Madrid Seize Control?

Joshua Ball

If Catalonia's regional government proceeds with a unilateral declaration of independence Madrid could suspend the region's autonomy and take direct control. On Oct. 4, the region's pro-independence parties, Junts pel…

Government & PoliticsAmericas, Information Security, Russia, United States

The Trump Campaign’s Exploitation of Social Media

Sophia Porotsky

The Trump campaign's message was amplified by Twitter bots, trolls, and precision-targeted Facebook advertisements Through analyzing Donald Trump’s role in legitimizing Russia’s propaganda, and the separate—though arguably related—issue of the…

Government & PoliticsRussia

Imagining Post-Putin Russia

Peter Rutland

On July 21, Vladimir Putin was asked at an audience with schoolchildren what he will do when he retires. He replied, “I haven’t decided yet if I will leave the…

Government & PoliticsAmericas, National Security, Russia, Ukraine

Jared Kushner Wanted Secret Back-Channel with Russia

Joshua Ball

Members of Congress, former intelligence officials call for Kushner's security clearance to be revoked. Jared Kushner reportedly discussed the possibility of setting up back-channel communications with Russian Intelligence Officials to…