2020 US Presidential Elections Archives

Polarization, economic crisis, impeachment: What’s next in US?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On January 25, 2021

Washington, D.C., the U.S., Jan. 20, 2021. (Reuters Photo) It is finally over. The election battle in the United States which has been on the agenda for more than a year now came to an end. The long and tiring […]

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Capitol protests: The state of the union

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On January 12, 2021

We have seen similar scenes previously only in the movies. In TV series, such as “Designated Survivor,” there was an attack on the heart of the democracy in the U.S. – the U.S. Congress. In “Die Hard 4,” this time […]

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Reflections of America’s declining democracy

Burhanettin Duran Posted On November 9, 2020

The 2020 U.S. presidential election will go down in history as a sign of the U.S. democracy’s deepening crisis. The ongoing problems are not just about Donald Trump’s unusual presidency or the popularity of Trumpism. In recent days, the world […]

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Divided States of America

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On November 9, 2020

The U.S. election is over. Contrary to expectations, there was no landslide in the elections. There was no blue wave and there was no overwhelming victory of one candidate over the other. The major losers of this election are again […]

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The story of a Halloweeny election

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On November 2, 2020

On Tuesday, millions of Americans will go to the ballots to vote for the president that will occupy the White House for the next four years. As asserted several times in this column, it will be an election like no […]

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Wishful thinking and allegations instead of strategy

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 26, 2020

The second U.S. presidential debate took place on Thursday in Tennessee. The disastrous first presidential debate between the two candidates lowered the bar, with some calling for the cancellation of future debates and many analysts declaring it the lowest point […]

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Lessons from US presidential elections

Burhanettin Duran Posted On October 8, 2020

Governments around the world are closely monitoring the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, but the real question on everyone’s minds relates to the U.S. presidential elections. America’s future global role is important for all parties. Whether Donald Trump or his opponent, former […]

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US elections in light of pandemic and Trump testing positive

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 5, 2020

There is a general consensus around the globe that 2020 will be a unique year in history. The COVID-19 pandemic put its mark on the year from the very beginning, and the developments that took place in the U.S. demonstrated […]

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Trump-Biden debate: Why US public doesn’t want to have another

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 3, 2020

Last week in this column, I wrote about how important the debate between two presidential candidates can be, not only for the United States election but also for the country’s standing around the world. Besides being one of the critical […]

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US presidential debate in shadow of COVID-19

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 1, 2020

The presidential debates are usually considered one of the most critical junctures of the U.S. elections. Analysts regard the debates as the last opportunity for candidates to change citizens’ voting preferences and thus presidential candidates make painstaking efforts to prep […]

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US civil-military relations and Donald Trump

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On September 14, 2020

Following the election of Donald Trump in November 2016, U.S. economist Mark Perry in his book “The Pentagon’s Wars: The Military’s Undeclared War Against American Presidents” wrote that there was overwhelming support for the new leader among members of the […]

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One election, too many questions

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On August 5, 2020

here are only three months left until the next U.S. presidential elections. This will be, without a doubt, one of the most consequential elections in U.S. history as it takes place amid a major global pandemic. Because of the uncertain […]

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Russia and China in US elections

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On July 26, 2020

There are many questions in regard to the potential impact of issues related to foreign policy on the U.S. elections. Foreign policy has seldom been among the issues that shape voting behavior in the U.S. In the 2018 midterm election, […]

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US foreign policy after elections: Trump 2.0 or Obama/Biden 3.0?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 30, 2020

After a long COVID-19 interval, the two U.S. presidential candidates launched their campaigns and started to meet voters. Trump campaign prefers to organize large rallies in the battleground states, despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections there. Joe […]

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COVID-19 and Floyd riots: Trump’s reelection is at risk

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 28, 2020

Last week U.S. President Donald Trump officially launched his presidential campaign by speaking in different rallies in Oklahoma, Arizona and Wisconsin. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, he actually began his tours in February; however, he had to take a more […]

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A deja vu of debates on American decline?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 14, 2020

Almost 10 years ago a series of books and articles were written discussing the decline of the United States and what can happen after its fall from superpower status. The financial meltdown of 2008 together with the unending wars of […]

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US moves toward elections amid COVID-19-induced changes

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On May 12, 2020

Last week this column addressed how the coronavirus can change the debates and domestic dynamics of the U.S. elections. The crisis management and leadership in handling the outbreak, the economy – in particular, unemployment rates – and the state of […]

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Coronavirus and the US presidential elections

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On May 8, 2020

If the coronavirus crisis were not at the top of the public agenda, today the most significant topic would be the U.S. presidential elections, with President Donald Trump having actually launched his campaign even before the outbreak. The Democrats united […]

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2019 conflicts will continue to haunt 2020’s agenda

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On January 1, 2020

There will be a lot of questions about the state of global politics in 2020. The unpredictability and uncertainty of superpower behavior and instability of the international system generate a lot of question marks about the potential developments set to […]

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US stumbling in foreign strategy

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 8, 2019

It is a challenging issue for governments around the world to balance their attention between domestic and foreign policies. Sometimes increasing focus on domestic politics and domestic issues can generate serious negligence in foreign relations with allies. This can lead […]

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Repercussions of US presidential polls

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 10, 2019

The 2020 presidential elections in the U.S. will be one of the most important elections in recent history. It will not only show if the voters in the U.S. will give President Donald Trump another term in office but it […]