Will the U.S. Supreme Court leave presidential elections open to corruption?
By Cristina Cornejo The United States uses an indirect voting process called the Electoral College to elect the president. In this system, which is mandated by the Constitution, each state is assigned a number of “electors” based on the number of representatives the...
Is the independence of US law enforcement under attack?
By Masha Simonova The politicization of the institutions of justice, particularly those associated with criminal law enforcement, is one of the greatest threats to the rule of law and the integrity of government. Corrupt leaders in democracies and autocracies...
Can a Democratic candidate win the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump?
By Todd Schaefer For the Democratic Party in 2020, the US presidential election represents both an opportunity and a threat. For the Democratic Party in 2020, the US presidential election represents both an opportunity, and a threat. It is an opportunity, because...
Q+A: What does a Trumpian foreign policy look like?
On September 10, 2019, Donald Trump fired his national security advisor John Bolton, significantly changing the dynamic within the Trump Administration’s foreign policy team. So, what does the future of American foreign policy look like under the current president?...
Q+A: What is the resistance? Political movements in Trump’s America
Even before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, protest groups were forming and mobilising against him. Together, they now form what is termed ‘The Resistance’. But what is The Resistance, and can it succeed in keeping American democracy...
Q+A: Why is the United States so polarised?
What are the fault lines that have fractured politics in America? Julian Zelizer has analysed the historical roots of the present-day political turmoil, divisions, and partisanship in the US for his new book Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since...
Q+A: How influential is the Presidency of the United States?
How much does the U.S. Presidency matter for the direction of the United States and for the rest of the world? Maria Armoudian speaks with William F. Grover and Joseph G. Peschek about the power of the U.S. presidency and what they term the “unsustainable presidency.”...
What do changes in Congress mean for the ongoing policy battles in the US? 🔊
With the historic changes in the American House of Representatives, what can we expect from the Congress and President in the ongoing policy and investigative battles? How will the power struggles play out? Will the Supreme Court weigh in, and if so, how? Maria...
Is democracy surviving in Trump’s America?
By Paul Taillon The results of the US 2018 mid-term elections are in, and there’s cause for optimism, writes Paul Taillon. The Democratic Party has taken control of the House of Representatives and then some. In the weeks after Election Day, the magnitude of the...Subscribe by Email
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