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Book Talk: The Role of Citizens in Democratic Backsliding—and Resilience
June 05, 2023

Is democracy as a system of government and a social principle under threat? Seventy percent of the global population now lives either in non-democratic countries, or in countries that are experiencing democratic backsliding. In this final episode in Talki

China’s Emergence as a Second Nuclear Peer
May 15, 2023

For the first time in its nuclear history, the United States faces two major power adversaries armed with nuclear weapons. China is rapidly expanding its nuclear forces, and in Russia, Putin announced in February that the country would be suspending its p

The Short Read: Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman's "The Anatomy of Democratic Backsliding"
May 08, 2023

In this series, The Short Read, host Lindsay Morgan shares analysis from Political Violence At A Glance, an award-winning online magazine sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, which also sponsors the Talking Policy podcast. In

Book Talk: The Benefits and Costs of India’s Internal Security Strategy
April 28, 2023

India has faced a wide a range of internal security issues since independence, from complex insurgencies to terrorist attacks, communal violence, and electoral violence. In a new Talking Policy episode, Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur discuss their groundbrea

The Short Read: Mariana Carvalho's "Why Are There So Many Political Assassinations in Brazil?"
April 24, 2023

In this series, The Short Read, host Lindsay Morgan shares analysis from Political Violence At A Glance, an award-winning online magazine sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, which also sponsors the Talking Policy podcast. In

Book Talk: Understanding the War Before the War in Ukraine
April 14, 2023

The Ukraine war has dragged on for well over 400 days, has cost billions of dollars and many thousands of lives, and continues to threaten global stability. To understand how and why the war began, Talking Policy host Lindsay Morgan talks with Jesse Drisc

The Short Read: Oren Samet and Susan Hyde's "Can Democracy Assistance Be Effective in the Age of Authoritarianism?"
March 27, 2023

In this new series, The Short Read, host Lindsay Morgan shares analysis from Political Violence At A Glance, an award-winning online magazine sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, which also sponsors the Talking Policy podcast.

The Short Read: Kevin Gatter's "That's Not Really A Thing Anymore"
March 20, 2023

In this new series, The Short Read, host Lindsay Morgan shares analysis from Political Violence At A Glance, an award-winning online magazine sponsored by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, which also sponsors the Talking Policy podcast.

Will Mexican Democracy Survive? (Future of Democracy Series)
March 06, 2023

On February 26, for the second time in less than a year, tens of thousands of Mexicans filled Mexico City’s main public square to protest the president’s attempts to weaken Mexico’s independent elections agency. Is Mexican democracy at a tipping point? In

Book Talk: Has the U.S. Given Up on Exporting Capitalism to the Developing World?
February 27, 2023

In the first episode in IGCC’s 2023 Book Talk series, host Lindsay Morgan talks with Ethan Kapstein about his book Exporting Capitalism: Private Enterprise and U.S. Foreign Policy. Kapstein is the co-director of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project a