A prominent Cold War historian fears that Russia’s invasion, regardless of its outcome, portends a new era of immense hostility with Moscow — and that this new cold war will… Read more »
A coalition of forty Ukrainian civil society groups today issued The Kyiv Declaration, a six-point appeal to the West’s democracies, listing urgent humanitarian and military demands. “There is no free… Read more »
Authoritarian states have attained a majority over democracies for the first time in nearly 20 years, says the latest edition of the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI). But a hard core… Read more »
Does the messy business of democratic checks and balances, hearings and debates, judicial review and individual rights get in the way of economic development? asks Tom G. Palmer, executive vice… Read more »
Authoritarians are collaborating in their efforts to consolidate power and accelerate attacks on democracy and human rights, according to Freedom in the World 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule…. Read more »
A new pro-democracy group launched Thursday with an initial focus on Hungary, casting it as the “next battleground state in the global fight to defend democracy,” and Viktor Orban –… Read more »
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO membership was often seen as a path toward EU integration among the new democracies of central and eastern Europe. But since NATO… Read more »
The emergence of China as a regional power in the Asia Pacific has largely negative implications for democratization prospects in the region, according to a new report from the Asia… Read more »
In his speech to the Russian nation on Monday, President Vladimir V. Putin buoyed his case for codifying the cleavage of two rebel territories from Ukraine by arguing that the… Read more »
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the West must not underestimate Russia. It must not bank on narratives inspired by wishful thinking. Russian victory in Ukraine is not science fiction,… Read more »