While foreign policy has rarely been the predominant issue in U.S. presidential campaigns, the November election will provide voters a clear choice when it comes to U.S. relations with other nations. Continue Reading
“This pandemic and looming economic crisis will affect all of us … The sooner we relearn how to set aside our differences and unite during this difficult moment, the stronger we will emerge from it,” says James A. Baker, III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute. Continue Reading
Political science fellow Mark P. Jones discusses the prospects for the Democratic presidential candidates, and the road from the primaries to the presidential nomination. Continue Reading
Following Ekrem Imamoglu’s victory in the rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election last week, serious questions remain about the future of Turkish democracy. Continue Reading
Outside of Texas, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning were full of surprises, with Donald Trump running most of the table among the major toss-up states and crashing through large portions of Hillary Clinton’s blue firewall. In Texas, however, the surprises were relatively few and far between. Continue Reading
Jill Stein’s prospects for victory are nonexistent. However, an improved performance by Stein would be positive for the Green Party in two principal ways. Continue Reading
Foreign policy has played a part in the Democratic debate, though a modest one. One reason: neither candidate has appeared willing to put too much distance between her- or himself and President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. Continue Reading