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Jul 14, 2017

Sudan: A strategy for re-engagement

By Mary Carlin Yates with Kelsey Lilley

Despite Sudan’s checkered diplomatic history with the United States, the Trump administration has an opportunity to recalibrate what could be a constructive relationship in a critical part of the world. In determining what a successful US-Sudanese relationship could look like, the administration has an opportunity to both serve US interests in Sudan and beyond and […]

Africa Civil Society

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May 18, 2017

Roundtable with Angolan defense minister

By Africa Center

On Thursday, May 18, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. João Lourenço, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Angola.  Lourenço traveled to Washington this week on behalf of President José Eduardo dos Santos to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, represented by US Secretary […]

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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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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

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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

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Mar 26, 2017

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Hong Kong’s Election Results

By Jamie Metzl

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Elections Indo-Pacific

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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

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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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Elections 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

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