Topic: comparative politics
Did the CIA’s Instability Model Put the US in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse?
The PITF model is CIA-funded and the US met its highest-risk criteria in 2020. But the CIA never scored the US — academics did. The US now ranks 51st globally, below all G7 peers.
The Orban-Trump Comparison: A Non-Partisan Analysis of Parallel Governance Methods
Political scientists have documented specific structural parallels between Orban and Trump governance methods, but critical structural differences may determine whether the outcomes diverge.