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Commentary

How the West could win a technological ‘shadow war’ with China

Journal Articles

Reassessing American Democracy: The Enduring Challenge of Racial Exclusion

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Michigan Law Review Online,
Journal Articles

Ethics and Governance for Digital Disease Surveillance

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Science Magazine ,
Journal Articles

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally — The U.S. Response to Covid-19

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New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Articles

Beyond War and Contracts: The Medieval and Religious Roots of the European State

Annual Review of Political Science,
Commentary

How to use the next stimulus to counter China

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Books

Fateful Decisions: Choices That Will Shape China's Future

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Stanford University Press,
Journal Articles

Weasel Words and the Analysis of “Postcommunist” Politics: A Symposium

East European Politics and Societies,
Journal Articles

China’s Challenges: Now It Gets Much Harder

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The Washington Quarterly,
White Papers

Global Populisms and Their Challenges

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Case Studies

Brick Kilns in Bangladesh

Case Studies

Mining Toromocho and Resettling Morococha

Journal Articles

Egypt’s Consolidated Authoritarianism

Journal Articles

Political Reform and American Democracy

Journal Articles

Consequences of Authoritarian Party Exit and Reinvention for Democratic Competition

Comparative Political Studies,
Books

Is There a Future for Multilateral Trade Agreements? (Chapter in The Handbook of Global Trade Policy)

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Journal Articles

“Nash-in-Nash” tariff bargaining

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Journal of International Economics,
Commentary

CNN Perspective with Andy Grotto: Why unlocking Apple iPhones for law enforcement isn't the answer

Annual Reports

Protecting Electoral Integrity in the Digital Age | The Report of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age

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Working Papers

Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling Youth to Lead Social Action in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

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Journal Articles

Public Good Provision and Traditional Governance in Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Books

Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency

Annual Reports

Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2018-19

Books

"'A Rhapsody of Heresies': The Scriptural Politics of 'On the Citizen'" (Chapter in "Hobbes's 'On the Citizen': A Critical Guide")

Cambridge University Press,
Journal Articles

The Internet’s Challenge to Democracy: Framing the Problem and Assessing Reforms