Comparative Politics

How do differing degrees of recognition shape the domestic and, especially, international politics of de facto states? Addressing this intriguing question, the authors of States in Limbo    More >

What is the source of Xi Jinping's power in China? How did he gain the elite's support as he took the Communist Party down a conservative path? Lin Le finds answers by dissecting the    More >

Can the Vietnamese military, which decades ago defeated the French, the Americans, and the Chinese, move away from its tradition of "people's war" to adapt to both the    More >