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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

The president’s emergency decrees have sidelined the congress, which is worrying for accountability and

The demonstrations in the US have not been sparked over just one death and not

With less than four months remaining until the presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial lead over President Trump in the polls. Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that the COVID-19 pandemic means that there will be far more absentee ballots, and that we should not discount the likelihood of President Trump using this difference to claim that the final result is a fraud if he does not win.

Amy Walter and Adam Boulton discuss the current state of the nation and what this means for the US presidential election.

The speakers discuss the status of the peace deal and its key components agreed to between the Colombian government and the FARC.

Speakers discuss the evolution of US strategy, and how potential shifts could influence future scenarios in Somalia, with implications for federalism, and resolution of the conflict with al-Shabaab.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security, discusses the role of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security in responding to contemporary crises.

Part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World.

Exploring the challenges Venezuela currently faces in rebuilding its energy sector.

Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his running mate will have a lasting impact on how Americans think about the presidential ticket, and confirms the violent killing of George Floyd unleashed a demand for racial equality that continues to have dramatic impact.

The decision to participate in an election is not about assigning legitimacy, but about choosing

180,000 Americans have died from coronavirus – but the president proclaimed his successful record and attacked Biden as a threat to the US.

The Sunshine State is a critical battleground for winning the electoral college, and the presidency.

What difference can an election make? A range of leading experts consider the most pressing foreign policy challenges for the next US president, and examine how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect these. 

With less than two weeks left until the elections, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off for the final time on 22 October.

America is polarised and anxious. The next US president will have to build bridges

Examining key issues for the new US administration such as the Iran nuclear deal, Iraq crisis, chaos in Libya and Syria, and Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Inspired by a President who has stoked division, the mob represents only a slice of