The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas.

In an unhappy coincidence, the Covid-19 pandemic and Angie Jo's doctoral studies in political science both began in 2019. Paradoxically, this global ...

Explore how the Global Soft Power Index 2025 reveals the shifting dynamics of influence among nations, with a focus on the cultural and economic clout of the US, China, and South Africa.

The contrasting health and education legacies of South Africa's recent presidents—Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, and Cyril ...

Explore how the Global Soft Power Index 2025 reveals the shifting dynamics of influence among nations, with a focus on the ...

Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz reflects on his career—and what his reporting reveals about politics today.

Samuel Clark receives funding from the South East Network for Social Sciences. In a world where politics can often feel demoralising, it’s no surprise that many people are finding comfort and hope in ...

Given that RFK Jr. has fired the director of the CDC, he apparently wants all of us to be as healthy as people in the wonderfully healthful 17th century. There ...

UCLA's Terence Tao called the Trump administration's actions an "existential threat" to academic research in the U.S.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the tragic school shooting in Minnesota, the Trump ...

Think you have what it takes to successfully manipulate the market and build a domestic industry from the ground up? If so, ...

Liam McQuaid, 16, yells as he battles on the Flagstaff High School baseball field on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as part of Shelly ...