China’s strategy to limit West’s global influence
China is fashioning a new form of multilateralism with a strategy for the systematic displacing of institutions built on high ideals and values, such as free markets and democracy, notes… Read more »
Category: Civil Society
Venezuela’s predicament goes from bad to worse, but opposition’s ‘hope is gone’
Five months of violent antigovernment demonstrations in Venezuela have dissipated and the epicenter in Caracas, Plaza Altamira, sits eerily quiet. The barricades that opponents once set up to slow government… Read more »
Navalny ‘punches higher’: raising prospects for Russia’s democratic movement?
Aleksei Navalny, the charismatic anticorruption crusader and persistent thorn in the Kremlin’s side, has published exposés exploring the wealth of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, and… Read more »
Mexico ‘not condemned to be corrupt’
“Civil society should not spend so much time talking about corruption,” according to Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto. The president’s comments, directed against the efforts of Claudio González Jr. and his… Read more »
Civil society manifesto pressing for DRC transition
The UN said on Tuesday that soldiers “forced entry” into its base in the volatile Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo aiming to arrest a journalist critical… Read more »
Russia’s refined disinfo ops keep it ahead of the West
Russia’s continued refinement of its information operations may keep it ahead of the United States, according to a new analysis, Russia’s Improved Information Operations: From Georgia to Crimea. “One… Read more »
How illiberals, uncivil society transition from protest to power
Civil society activists have often struggled to make the transition from protest to politics, to effect a shift from social movement to party in power. Illiberal and authoritarian movements –… Read more »
Liu Xiaobo and the Future of China
Liu Xiaobo died on July 13, 2017, a victim of intolerance by a fearful Chinese government that imprisoned him for his leadership role in writing and organizing Charter 08. That… Read more »
The Power and the Story: media’s claims on democratic legitimacy
Journalism is in a delicate state in the world. The time at the turn of the century when it seemed to be secure in freedom, is gone. As June… Read more »
Challenging Africa’s ‘leaders for life’ syndrome
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state, but civil society and regional blocs may be slowing the trend of extending presidential terms in some… Read more »