How Ukraine democratized military conflict
By drawing on soldiers with little training and even ordinary civilians to win on the battlefield, Ukraine has highlighted a bigger trend in warfare, one with implications that extend beyond… Read more »
Category: Analysis
China’s discourse power: Ambitions and reality
It is a misconception that China’s leaders aim to export authoritarianism: it is less interested in regime type than in gaining buy-in for its interests, according to a new analysis…. Read more »
The ‘twin graces’ of confidence and humility vital to advancing democracy
On Feb. 17, Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) took his seat before the United Nations Security Council and, in strikingly precise terms, offered his version of the immediate future… Read more »
Democracies taking tougher approach to foreign interference
The advanced democracies are inaugurating a tougher approach toward Chinese inbound investment and generally adopting more hawkish foreign policies toward Beijing’s sharp power, says a leading analyst. They are responding… Read more »
Ukraine: Democratic realism vs Putin appeasers
Some 98% of Ukrainians believe their country will definitely or likely win the war against Russia, according to the latest public opinion survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI). East Ukraine… Read more »
‘Stop tiptoeing around Russia’: Ukraine at an inflection point
The war in Ukraine has now reached an inflection point, according to a prominent observer. The United States must decide whether it will help Ukraine approach the negotiating table with… Read more »
Why organized labor is a democratic catalyst
The labor movement has played a decisively prodemocratic role, not least as a catalyst for democratic transition in such states as Poland, South Africa, Brazil, and Chile, while Tunisia’s UGTT… Read more »
Moral and strategic case for standing with Taiwan
Before leaving #Taiwan, Mrs. #Pelosi was expected to meet human-rights activists incl Tiananmen protest leader Wu’er Kaixi, fmr Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee & Lee Ming-che, a Taiwanese activist who… Read more »
Another Russia? Putin’s war on Ukraine ‘an absurdity based upon a lie’
Russia’s descent into corruption and the rise of Putin are a tale that has already been told in books, films, TV documentaries, and podcasts, from the BBC’s Ukrainecast to Tortoise Media’s Invaded: Voicemails… Read more »
Ukraine’s lessons for the arsenals of democracy
The strategic consequences of the war in Ukraine are more complex and ambiguous than a polarized conflict pitting democracy against autocracy, argues Ali Wyne, a senior analyst at Eurasia Group… Read more »