There are no guarantees that pollsters’ troubles in recent elections and popular skepticism about their dependability will be alleviated anytime soon.
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A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
Massive objects bend light around them, a quirk that opens up unique opportunities for astronomical surveys.
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
Anti-immigration critics seized on the Ceuta migrant situation as evidence of the failure of soft policies, but in reality the bloc has become far more restrictionist in the past decade.
A cybersecurity researcher explains how hackers target small computers that control a water system’s tanks, pipes and valves.
The days of long-established relationships between the UK prime minister and the US president are long gone.
Traveling to Mexico for routine healthcare can be convenient and affordable – but the cues patients rely on to judge quality of care may differ in important ways.
Iraq has pursued friendly relations with many countries who are themselves at odds. The strategy has lots of upside for war-torn Iraq – but holds key risks as well.
In past agreements, there appeared to be a tacit understanding between Hezbollah and Israel that conflict would eventually resume.
The rulings are good news for borrowers who work for groups with missions at odds with the Trump administration’s agenda and those nonprofits themselves.
With the declining power of financial sanctions, many countries are now physically boarding ships to enforce scattershot rules of trade, conflict and commerce.
The increasing control of rural agricultural land by urban residents has implications for rural people and spaces.
The drop in funding has also led donors to prioritize the trend of using aid to control the movement of people – over their needs.
The Judgment Fund’s likely use as a slush fund to pay Trump allies comes after more than a decade of repeated warnings by one scholar that the pot of taxpayer money was vulnerable to political misuse.
Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.
Tracking hate speech online is challenging even when terms are explicit. Coded speech is harder to detect – but pairing AI tools with human research teams can help.
The World Bank Group’s integration process must at least maintain the current independence, accessibility and effectiveness of its three accountability mechanisms.
On the issue of contested island, both US and China appear happy to keep with the status quo. Meanwhile, the presence of US Defense chief hints at Washington’s desire for a military ‘hotline.’
Ocean carbon removal is picking up, just as Microsoft pulls out as a major funder of carbon removal projects.
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Associate professor, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Law, American University
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Professor of Education and Sociology, American University
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Adjunct Professor of Government, School of Public Affairs, American University
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Lecturer in Political Science, American University School of International Service
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Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, American University
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Provost Associate Professor of Marketing, American University
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Lecturer, American University
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Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Emeritus Professor of Legal Rhetoric, American University
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Research Associate Professor of Physics, American University
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Associate Professor of Journalism, American University School of Communication
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Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University School of International Service