Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else
Jan 27, 2024 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics
Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told...
Joe Biden could still stand down before the election – here’s how and what would happen next
Jan 27, 2024 12:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When Joe Biden took the oath of office in January 2021, many expected him to be the placeholder president. His mandate: heal the countrys wounds after four turbulent years of Donald Trump. Dont try to be a transformative...
Donald Trump and the ‘madman theory’ of foreign policy
Jan 26, 2024 11:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
With Donald Trump now looking more and more likely to be the Republican nominee for Novembers presidential election, the former president is now making the case that among other things, he would be much more effective than...
Is Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, a far-right leader?
Jan 26, 2024 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A shockwave has been rippling through Argentina since Javier Milei came to power in December, prompting demonstrators to take to the streets in a general strike on Wednesday. With an ideology described as...
Jan 23, 2024 05:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
There isnt the usual frenzy that New Hampshire voters are used to in the days leading up to the presidential primary, which this year takes place on Jan. 23, 2024. But even without the traditional debates between...
Why New Hampshire and Iowa don't make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
Jan 23, 2024 04:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Iowa and New Hampshire have long been the first states to hold presidential contests in election years. But should they go first? As a political scientist who studies Congress and elections, I know that this largely...
Jan 20, 2024 06:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first prime minister, famously opposed government interference in the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, a popular religious site for the Hindus in Gujarat, because he saw the project as a form of...
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