Political dysfunction. Partisanship at record levels. Attack politics run amok. And public approval of Congress scraping the single digits (Sen. John McCain is fond of saying it's down to blood rlatives and paid staff).

When Vladimir Putin returns to the Russian presidency on Monday, May 7, the pageantry surrounding his inauguration will aim to portray a picture of unassailable strength, a confident master of his domain invulnerable to pressures from within or without. But things are not quite as stable...

Afghanistan's election watchdog disqualified 19 winning candidates for alleged fraud, adding to a string of controversies that have undermined the legitimacy of the parliamentary elections and have delayed the vote results for two months.

The Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case will greatly impact the 2012 election. Candidates running in 2012 will now have the additional burden of campaigning against "independent" organizations running ads about them.

Jan. 21 is an auspicious day, for two reasons. It is the date of the South Carolina primary, and it is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

"Elections” of this sort are never just about the outcomes.

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In October 2002, AEI began a conference series entitled, “The Day After: Planning for a Post-Saddam Iraq,” which raised...

President Obama's timeline for a withdrawal from Afghanistan appears to be wishful thinking, as rising violence and widespread fraud threaten Saturday's Afghan elections and the stability of the country.