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May 17, 2017

Data Firms React to Iranian Presidential Showdown

By Brent M. Eastwood

This blog post is part of a series analyzing the newest forms of data forecasting. The Iranian presidential election has leapt into the headlines as two candidates feverishly make their final arguments to voters. President Hassan Rouhani and conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi have burst into the lead after two other hopefuls dropped out of the […]

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Iran

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May 8, 2017

Data Firms Weigh In On South Korean Presidential Race During Polling Blackout

By Brent M. Eastwood

This blog post is part of a series analyzing the newest forms of data forecasting. The South Korean presidential election scheduled for tomorrow has been fraught with anxiety as voters remain divided over the direction of the country’s political future. The aftermath of a presidential impeachment has placed heightened scrutiny over the presidential race. North […]

Elections
Korea

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May 4, 2017

The Prediction Game: Data Science Firms vs. Pollsters on Sunday’s French Presidential Election

By Brent M. Eastwood and Mathew Burrows

Pollsters used to have the monopoly on predicting electoral outcomes. But startups that use data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have been crowding into that market and in several cases besting the pollsters at their own game. Brexit and Donald Trump’s electoral victory confounded pollsters, but were forecast by several of the data science […]

Elections
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 29, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Cipher Brief on the Russian Influence on French Elections

By Alina Polyakova

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Elections
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 26, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Hong Kong’s Election Results

By Jamie Metzl

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Elections
Indo-Pacific

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Burrows Quoted by the Daily Signal on European Populism and Recent Dutch Election Results

By Mathew J. Burrows

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Elections
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Mar 16, 2017

Lightfoot Quoted by the Cipher Brief on the Impact of the Dutch Election Results on the Populist Movement

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

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Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Mar 1, 2017

Pham Quoted by the Washington Diplomat on the Transition of Power in The Gambia after 2016 Election

By J. Peter Pham

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Elections
North & West Africa

Event Recap

Feb 16, 2017

Roundtable Discussion with Moïse Katumbi

By Africa Center

On Thursday, February 16, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted Moïse Katumbi, joint opposition candidate for the presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and former governor of Katanga Province, for a roundtable discussion on the evolving political situation in the country. Vice President and Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham welcomed participants […]

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the News

Feb 10, 2017

Polyakova Joins VOA to Discuss Russia, European Elections, and Populism

By Alina Polyakova

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Elections
Europe & Eurasia

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