Rachel Myrick
Douglas & Ellen Lowey Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University who researches the domestic politics of international security and is the author of Polarization and International Politics (Princeton UP, 2025).
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Nov 1, 2025 • 26min
Rachel Myrick, "Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global Stability" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Rachel Myrick, a Duke University political science professor, discusses her book on polarization's impact on international politics. She reveals how extreme partisanship threatens democratic advantages in foreign affairs. Myrick outlines the methodologies used in her research, including innovative data collection and analysis. Surprisingly, she shares non-ideological pathways that polarization affects global stability. She also emphasizes practical strategies for mitigating polarization's harmful effects on policy, making her insights timely and essential.
Nov 1, 2025 • 26min
Rachel Myrick, "Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global Stability" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Rachel Myrick, the Douglas & Ellen Lowey Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University, discusses her book on polarization's impact on international politics. She reveals how extreme partisanship undermines democracies' advantages in foreign affairs, eroding stability and credibility. Myrick shares surprising insights on polarization's effects on institutions and predictability. She also explores mitigation strategies to insulate national security and highlights the relevance of her research amid current geopolitical tensions.
