Institute of Politics

Since he was sworn into office in January, President Trump has taken swift and extraordinary measures to realize his campaign promises targeting illegal immigrants and asylum seekers. Chicago, a sanctuary city, has long been at the center of Trump’s hostility; Mayor Johnson recently testified[...]

Since its founding, Pakistan has long held a uniquely important position in global politics and regional dynamics in South Asia across a variety of issues, from energy, trade, and economics to national security. As it does so, Pakistan must frequently contend with multiple, competing priorities and[...]

David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, invites you to join him in Paris for a conversation on the rise of populism in the U.S. and Europe, fraying relationships among Western countries, and the global implications of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine with Clarissa Ward,[...]

In the last 40 years, South Korea has developed one of the world’s leading economies, growing a substantive geopolitical influence in East Asia. Simultaneously, South Korea has been perceived to be slowly democratizing following the end of authoritarian rule under Park Chung Hee in 1979 and the[...]

Is legacy media dead? Do podcasters have the answers, or just the platform? Why does the right measure stronger online impact than the left? Join Know Your Enemy co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell for a conversation on conducting journalism during the Trump administration, reaching[...]

Gina Raimondo, former United States Secretary of Commerce and 75th governor of Rhode Island, will chat with IOP founding director David Axelrod about all things capital and commerce, including AI, tariffs, advanced technology export controls, and the United States economic relationship with an[...]

The first 100 days of the Trump administration were exponentially more frenetic for reporters than those of his first term, both in terms of the policies he enacted — often outside the established norms of Congress and the judiciary – and his increasingly fraught relationship with the media. Join a[...]