Politics

This page features news and research related to topics about politics at Columbia University.

In the wake of the killing of Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Iran’s retaliation on U.S.

Robert Shapiro, a professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science, frames Joe Biden's presidential path to the 2020 election.

Professor Anne Nelson reveals how the right-wing media have proliferated in the U.S.

In an event sponsored by the Knight First Amendment Institute, the former intelligence contractor talks about the White House whistleblower and mor

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says an election message's reach "should be earned, not bought."

Election results in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay will have more to do with electoral accountability than populist or right-wing trends in the reg

NBA patience and resolve will eventually ease tensions with China.

New campaign finance laws are useless without an effective Federal Election Commission enforcing those laws.

President Trump's policy shift ignores Turkey’s slaughter of Kurds in Syria.

Trump's friendship will help Johnson once Brexit is finalized, but he cannot appear cozy with or beholden to the US president.

The governor has announced his resignation, but the complaints were about more than him. And they're not going away.  

If small steps like increasing election security are not politically tenable, then we can expect Russia, China, Iran and others to influence our el