Martin Gurri
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Visiting Research Fellow
Martin Gurri is a former CIA analyst specializing in the relationship of politics and global media. His book, The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium, first published in 2014 and updated in 2018, has been praised for foreshadowing the political shocks of Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump.
Mr. Gurri has published numerous articles, studies, and opinion pieces on geopolitical- and media-related topics. His blog, The Fifth Wave, pursues the themes first elaborated in The Revolt of the Public.
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Sectarian Networks and Big Personalities Will Decide the Presidential Election
At the same time, Americans have lost their trust in the two political parties
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
How Elite Institutions Lost Their Legitimacy
Arnold Kling talks to Martin Gurri about how social media has accelerated the erosion of public trust in elite institutions
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Revolt, Populism, and Reaction
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Revolt, Populism, and Reaction
The turbulent 2010s may be a harbinger of things to come
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Sectarian Networks and Big Personalities Will Decide the Presidential Election
At the same time, Americans have lost their trust in the two political parties
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
How Elite Institutions Lost Their Legitimacy
Arnold Kling talks to Martin Gurri about how social media has accelerated the erosion of public trust in elite institutions
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Revolt, Populism, and Reaction
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Revolt, Populism, and Reaction
The turbulent 2010s may be a harbinger of things to come