In the early 1980s China’s admission that it was still only in the “initial stage of socialism” was an ideological bombshell, The Economist observes. It allowed China to introduce capitalism… Read more »
Sudan’s transition to democracy is being stifled by the military and security elites’ monopoly control of the country’s economy, according to Breaking the Bank, a new analysis from the Center… Read more »
In an era of geopolitical competition, Europe believes it offers an approach based upon multilateralism and international solidarity, but it needs to understand perceptions in the Global South and improve… Read more »
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are leading exponents of digital authoritarianism in MENA, while China also exports repressive technologies to the region, analyst James Lynch writes in a new report… Read more »
Speculation about political infighting and schisms at the top of the Chinese Communist Party are a common feature of its secretive system of appointing new leaders. But this year, political… Read more »
The war in Ukraine “is an inflection point,” said Jonas Parello-Plesner, executive director at the Alliance of Democracies. “It is not just Ukraine’s fight but a fight for liberal democracy,”… Read more »
There are at least three factors fueling the new nationalism, argues MIT Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu: First, many of the affected countries have historical grievances. India was systematically exploited by the… Read more »
The war in Ukraine is a vivid real-time reminder of the urgency of the task of modernizing and reinvigorating approaches and efforts to advance freedom around the world, according to… Read more »
Just as with doctors’ medical practice, purveyors of new technologies should commit to a ‘do no harm’ code of ethics, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said in a keynote speech today…. Read more »
Democracies must shift from a defensive posture in the face of autocratic resurgence and democratic decline, and seize the opportunity to reverse these trends at a potential “inflection point remembered… Read more »