Erin Hurley

Erin Hurley
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Erin Hurley, PhD, is an expert on the intersection between foreign policy and domestic politics. She has prior experience in US electoral politics and in legislative affairs within the US Department of Defense. Erin spent six years working in Australia and earned her doctorate in International Relations from the University of Sydney. She is currently based in Washington, DC.

America’s divisions are real, and not going away
America’s divisions are real, and not going away
Yes, Joe Biden won the election. But Donald Trump got 71 million votes, this time running on his record.
US election: A Democratic trifecta is within sight
US election: A Democratic trifecta is within sight
Donald Trump’s mismanagement of crisis has swayed voters toward the Democrats. What if they pull off a sweep?
Reckoning with a post-Trump America
Reckoning with a post-Trump America
Donald Trump may soon be out of the White House, but it will take longer to understand what he was doing there.
A reality show for the US presidential race
A reality show for the US presidential race
This first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises a collision of two Americas, but little is likely to move.
A reckless president emboldened
A reckless president emboldened
What would four more years of Donald Trump’s leadership look like? Bob Woodward’s new book gives some clues.
Ginsburg’s pendulum
Ginsburg’s pendulum
Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a deep faith in America’s capacity for self-correction. Her absence puts it to the test.
America: Demographic shift to democratic redemption
America: Demographic shift to democratic redemption
Larger forces at play in the US make this an election more akin to the experience in 2012 than that of 2016.
America’s very unusual conventions
America’s very unusual conventions
Following on the Democrats’ big show of unity last week, Republicans hit the screens this week to remake their leader.
In US election, no surprise, no mystery
In US election, no surprise, no mystery
The only real unknown is just how far Donald Trump will go to remain in office.
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