A new “alliance of democracy defenders” is imperative to counter the intensifying cooperation among members of a global “autocratic network,” Venezuelan opposition leader and former political prisoner Leopoldo López contends… Read more »
Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has created a window of strategic opportunity for Washington and its allies. If the democracies don’t waste the moment, then a lasting result of the Ukraine… Read more »
In collaboration with European allies, the US Justice Department has launched ‘Task Force KleptoCapture’ to crack down on oligarchs and seize assets. “To those bolstering the Russian regime through corruption… Read more »
In the wake of the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy, a formal Alliance of Democracies would provide a highly visible platform for fostering solidarity in the face of common threats and… Read more »
President Biden, faced with a range of early foreign policy challenges, was expected to outline his vision for an expansion of multilateral engagement with the world and an emphasis on human… Read more »
“We’ve witnessed a sharp rise in nationalist rhetoric that plays to people’s fears instead of their hopes. Institutions and reforms are being challenged… compromise and cooperation dismissed.” Those are the… Read more »
China’s ruling Communist Party rejects universalism as a Western concept but is substituting its own counter-universal values based on empire and party that Westerners have trouble understanding, argues analyst Didi Kirsten… Read more »
China is committed to promoting its authoritarian model throughout the world as a superior alternative to Western democracy, says a leading commentator, but U.S. public opinion is divided… Read more »
Senator John McCain “was one of the great freedom fighters of all time,” according to a leading democracy advocate. “He was a champion of democracy wherever it was being… Read more »
Few NATO summits have captured the attention of this one—but for all the wrong reasons, according to analysts Julianne Smith and Jim Townsend. Any distraction from what will be a substantive NATO agenda… Read more »