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Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

This panel discusses the parallels between race and discrimination in the US and UK and considers how structure and institutional change is possible - particularly in politics.

unrest that could lead to new political challenges from the populist right or left. Everywhere

As Haiti enters its 12th week of political turmoil and economic inactivity, a path forward

Chatham House experts examine how the latest presidential scandal might play out in US domestic politics, in Ukraine and in international affairs.

The brutal killing of George Floyd in one of America’s most progressive cities has catapulted race politics to the top of the national agenda.

Chatham House's Dr Christopher Sabatini was interviewed alongside a group of experts for the

Rejecting science, creating enemies and polarizing discourse are part of Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership style

Trump’s determination to appear strong in the face of physical weakness is redolent of occupants of the Kremlin – the problem for him is that US democracy has been designed to check strongman politics.

Conflicting public opinion about America’s role in the world is not unique to the era of Trump and ‘America first’.

Mass protest at Plaza Baquedano during the eighth day of protests against President Sebastian

The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have many different causes and one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim.

As necessary as it remains to improve rules-based systems, the future of international order will also rely on states engaging more creatively with a wider range of constituencies – from citizens and civil society to the private sector and local political actors.

The Peace to Prosperity plan being promoted by the Trump administration is either naïve or disingenuous, and has no chance of succeeding.

The nationalist urge to keep the world off your back extends to foreign finance.

A worker inspects a roll of aluminium cable at a plant in Barcarena, Brazil

Democrats would be wise to communicate a clear alternative to Trump’s ‘America First’ policy in the Middle East.

Santiago, Chile - October 24: Protesters gather in Santiago, 24 October 2019. (Photo by Muhammed Emin

As rallies are canceled and several Republican officials go into self-isolation, it's important to prepare for an eventuality when people won't be able to get to the polls

Colombia’s President Iván Duque is trying to stabilize the country’s marginalized, conflict-wracked

Replica of Christ the Redeemer with surgical mask on Copacabana beach, to remind people about

The urgent need for US leadership to drive forward a coordinated international response to coronavirus is developing rapidly alongside snowballing demands for Washington to step up its efforts at home.

People in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 07, 2020 during the quarantine imposed by government to