Evgenia Kara-Murza (above) from Daniel Lippman on Vimeo. The massive economic sanctions brought against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have not only punished Russian elites — they have also prompted… Read more »
An independent expert mission set up within the OSCE Moscow Mechanism today released its report documenting human rights violations, international humanitarian law (IHL) violations, and possible war crimes committed by… Read more »
Marvel at the heroism and resilience of Ukraine. In the first days of war, the armored might of Vladimir Putin shriveled before the courage of the nation he had attacked,… Read more »
Russian police have arrested the leading opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza on unknown charges and sentenced him to 15 days in jail after he called the government a “regime of murderers.”… Read more »
The war in Ukraine has provided a new impetus for closer collaboration among most democracies. Even if there is a ceasefire and peace settlement, Russian decline has accelerated, the Atlantic… Read more »
Russian news propaganda is shielding residents from the horrors of the invasion of Ukraine, NBC News reports (above). Eight years of practice in countering disinformation prepared civil society for Russia’s… Read more »
Seven Ukrainian civilians executed by Russian soldiers in two separate incidents. A case of repeated rape. These are just two of the many Human Rights Watch findings on apparent war… Read more »
“If [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is successful in undermining Ukrainian independence and democracy, the world will return to an era of aggressive and intolerant nationalism reminiscent of the early… Read more »
The U.S. should change its “ambitious post–Cold War habits of sometimes-forcible democracy promotion” and instead protect and advance human rights in “more voluntary and limited ways [such as] providing assistance… Read more »
The engagement of Ukrainian civilians in the current fight against Russia’s invasion of their country can serve as an example of democratic resilience for Taiwan, Damon Wilson (above), president and… Read more »