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From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

New America partnered with Artha Global on an AI Impact Summit event examining the challenges and opportunities for middle powers as they build their AI stacks. From left: Kate Kallot, Founder and CEO, Amini; Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Co-Founder, DeepTech for Bharat Foundation; Pablo Chavez, Center for a New American Security; Akash Kapur, Senior Fellow, Technology & Democracy, New America; and Natalie Black, Group Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, Ofcom

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From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

For middle powers, the logic of banding together is undeniably compelling at a time of escalating great power coercion.

Mar 11, 2026

Gordon LaForge

How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Aerial view of dense single-family houses in Oakland, California.

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How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Mar 11, 2026

Aaron Tiedemann

The Quantum Curtain

EHNINGEN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 01: A model of IBM Quantum shows the three chandeliers that would be a part of the System Two installation, the System One comprises of one such chandelier, seen during the inauguration of Europe's first IBM Quantum Data Center on October 01, 2024 in Ehningen, Germany. The center will provide cloud-based quantum computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)

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The Quantum Curtain

Mar 11, 2026

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The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

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The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

Mar 11, 2026

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Shaila Agha

The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania

Seven people under a pavilion, four in red shirts with a plaque.

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The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania

Mar 11, 2026

Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Jen Danifo, Laurie Zierer

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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

Lee Drutman published an interactive quiz and opinion essay in the New York Times on what a six-party system would look like in America.

Sep 8, 2021

New York Times

Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

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Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

Ranked-choice voting is only one of the reforms that made New York’s primary successful.

Jul 15, 2021

Mark Schmitt

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

3D illustration of Primary Election script on a ballot box, with US flag as a background.

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What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

This report offers an analytical overview of the effects of the primary election on politics

Jul 1, 2021

Lee Drutman

Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

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Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

Lee Drutman published a Voter Study Group report analyzing voters’ views of the 2020 election.

Jun 24, 2021

Lee Drutman

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

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Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

A national survey experiment finds most voters, but especially older, Republican, and less educated voters, prefer the single vote to RCV.

Jun 10, 2021

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

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Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

This report examines the results of an experiment that investigated the effects of different electoral systems on democratic stability.

May 24, 2021

Sean Fischer, Amber Hye-Yon Lee, Yphtach Lelkes

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

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Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Survey experiment finds extreme candidates are not viewed as more electable under ranked-choice voting compared to plurality voting.

May 13, 2021

Melissa Baker

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

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Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

Voters used RCV to nominate the strongest candidate and improve representation of the diverse electorate at the national convention.

Apr 27, 2021

Baodong Liu, Nadia Mahallati, Charles M. Turner

The Missing Link

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The Missing Link

This research examines RCV’s effects on substantive representation and finds minimal effects on fiscal & ideological representation

Mar 19, 2021

Arjun Vishwanath

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

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Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

This research shows that switching from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting does not reduce the degree of racially polarized voting.

Mar 15, 2021

Yuki Atsusaka, Theodore Landsman

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

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Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

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From Bletchley to Bharat: Can Middle Powers Chart a Third Way in AI?

How We Can Build More: Piloting a New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing

The Quantum Curtain

The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya

The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania

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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

The Missing Link

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?