Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Kylie Davis, University of Oklahoma

Kylie Davis, University of Oklahoma Kylie Davis is a rising senior at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, majoring in international security studies. Her academic work focuses on great power competition and regional security, […]

Journals

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress

On the Decline of Elite-Educated Republicans in Congress By Craig Volden, University of Virginia, Jonathan Wai, University of Arkansas and Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University We identify a rise in educational polarization among members of […]

APSR

Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE

Storm from the Steppes: Warfare and Succession Institutions in Pre-Modern Eurasia, 1000–1799 CE By Daniel Steven Smith, Ohio State University A prominent literature on pre-modern warfare and institution-building holds that intense military competition in pre-modern […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Yasmin Benitez, Tufts University

Yasmin Benitez, Tufts University Yasmin Benitez is a rising senior at Tufts University majoring in political science with a minor in economics. A Gates and Questbridge Scholar, her academic interests center on educational and tech […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet 2026 RBSI Scholar, Camila Armas, Howard University

Camila Armas, Howard University Camila Armas is a rising senior at Howard University majoring in political science with a minor in Spanish. She is a part of the inaugural cohort of the Howard Humanities and […]

Journals

Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists

Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists By Guillermo Trejo and Natán Skigin, University of Notre Dame This article examines the […]