President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops in Syria and Iraq be the next strategic mistake?
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Nikki Haley claims Donald Trump is running as a quasi-incumbent and should be doing much better against her than he is. That’s wishful thinking, says a political scientist.
A presidential candidate’s ‘home state advantage’ should help them win a primary, which then bodes well for how they do in successive contests. But if they lose their home state, they’re in trouble.
Despite what January polls suggest, in a Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden rematch in November, a result similar to 2020 would be probable: a big Biden vote lead and tight state-by-state battles.
Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now they’re cashing in.
The main stumbling block to Middle East peace is the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
JFK’s leadership style has been hugely influential, acting as a model emulated by subsequent presidents including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further away than ever before.
When Yasser Arafat and Yitshak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn in September 1993 it looked as if Israel and Palestine might achieve a lasting peace. Three decades on this remains a dream.
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited for the presidency.
Presidents have family drama, like all other people. Hunter Biden is simply the latest example of a family member who has brought negative attention to a president’s administration.
Invading, attacking and killing adversaries abroad can boost the political prospects of leaders doing poorly at home.
How will the House vote on the deal negotiated by the White House and GOP leaders? If they reject it, there are political as well as huge economic risks to debt standoffs in Congress.
Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell were central in keeping the players at the table so that the historical deal could be signed in 1998.
For the first time, a former US president has been indicted, and two scholars describe what it means for democracy – and for them.
President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He has held fewer press conferences than any president in recent memory.
House Speaker McCarthy wants to put the US on a path to a balanced budget as debt ceiling negotiations begin with President Biden. Here’s why it won’t be easy to repeat what Bill Clinton accomplished.
An expert discusses how much of his coauthored novels former president Bill Clinton wrote himself, compared to his wife and fellow novelist, Hillary Clinton.
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Reader, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor in International Politics, City, University of London
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Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor at the School of International Service and Visiting Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, American University School of International Service
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of law, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Georgia State University
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Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Director of Terrorism and Extremism Research Centre, University of East London
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Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
