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Biden leans on Pennsylvania as campaign season goes full throttle

“He’s attempting to accomplish several things in Pennsylvania and tie together several themes and elements,” says Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Barbara A. Perry

Allida Black and Sean Wilentz on threats to U.S. democracy

Historians Allida Black and Sean Wilentz talked about President Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” speech and threats to American democracy. Allida Black is a distinguished visiting scholar at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Allida Black

Resuming tradition, Bidens to host Obamas for delayed White House portrait unveiling Wednesday

“It’s a passing of the torch, showing to the American people that we don't hold it against a president who defeated us,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Barbara A. Perry

Do Russian oligarchs retain property rights in the west?

Paul B. Stephan, Faculty Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, discusses questions about assets of Russian oligarchs that have been frozen in Western Europe and the United States in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Paul B. Stephan

Data governance, Asian alternatives: how India and Korea are creating new models and policies

The University of Virginia's Miller Center Practitioner Senior Fellow Evan Feigenbaum writes that "two Asian democracies, India and Korea, are carving out distinctive paths on data policy, not just following Western or Chinese models."

Evan Feigenbaum

Professor reflects on Gorbachev’s legacy and Russia’s failed legal reform

The University of Virginia's Miller Faculty Senior Fellow Paul B. Stephan reflected on Gorbachev’s impact on ending the Cold War and why he couldn’t hold on to power—or retain the esteem of his fellow Russians.

Paul B. Stephan