Alexander Cooley

Alexander Cooley is the Director of Columbia University’s Harriman Institute and the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College.

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A statue of the goddess of justice sits at a French courthouse.
A statue of the goddess of justice sits at a French courthouse.

U.S. Lawyers Are Foreign Kleptocrats’ Best Friends

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Alexander Cooley, Casey Michel
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves following a meeting during the second day of a special European Council summit in Brussels on Feb. 21.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves following a meeting during the second day of a special European Council summit in Brussels on Feb. 21.

Why Populists Want a Multipolar World

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Alexander Cooley, Daniel Nexon
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Learning from Crimea

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Lincoln Mitchell, Alexander Cooley
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Vote of the Living Dead

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Christopher Walker, Alexander Cooley
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The League of Authoritarian Gentlemen

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Alexander Cooley
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Manas Hysteria

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