‘Our Age of Impunity’: A turning point in Ukraine?
Russia‘s conduct of the war in Ukraine flouts the most basic international laws and conventions, posing a fundamental threat to the global order. As such, it offers a textbook example… Read more »
Category: Authoritarianism
Countering foreign interference – a ‘core threat’ to democracy
The European Commission today launched a public consultation on protecting the EU democratic sphere from covert foreign interference. The public consultation, open until 13 April 2023, will gather views of different… Read more »
Blinded by the rights? How democracy can win
A study commissioned by USAID found that every $10 million of democracy assistance provided between 1992-2000 contributed to a 7-point jump on the Varieties of Democracy 100-point global electoral democracy… Read more »
Re:vision – Ukraine war result will shape perceived efficacy of autocracy and democracy
The result of the war in Ukraine will shape the perceived efficacy of autocracy and democracy, one observer suggests. Is the world witnessing a revisionist moment? the Munich Security Report… Read more »
West not to blame for Ukraine war
For liberal-democratic principles to prevail over the autocratic variants, democracies must revamp their vision of a desirable international order, according to a new analysis. By invading Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir… Read more »
China’s ‘Gateway to Europe’ starts to narrow
China is facing an uphill struggle to project its sharp power in Central and Eastern Europe after Czech voters last month elected a new resolutely pro-Western president, Petr Pavel. The… Read more »
Embedding liberal democracy in post-war Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country has intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, AP reports. Speaking to European Union leaders in Brussels, Zelenskyy said… Read more »
Spamouflage: China Model diminished despite ‘sharp power’ projection
A coordinated foreign influence campaign linked to the Chinese government is using social media to undermine confidence in Australia’s democratic system, according to researchers at Canberra defence thinktank. The network… Read more »
How Venezuela reinvented & transitioned to authoritarianism
How Nicolás Maduro reinvented authoritarianism for the twenty-first century is the subject of a new book from Amherst College professor Javier Corrales. In Autocracy Rising, he explains why and how… Read more »
China’s ‘civilizational state’ losing its sharp power edge
As China goes through a turbulent reopening, some in the United States may take comfort from seeing the country it describes as its most challenging competitor flounder. Yet, China is… Read more »