Protests in Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan, the substantial boycott of Iran’s recent presidential “election”, new forms of activism, and multiple rounds of the Arab Barometer, confirm that people in the… Read more »
If the world is witnessing a new strategic competition between the world’s democracies and resurgent authoritarians, the latter are demonstrably more resolute, strategic and coordinated, according to a leading analyst…. Read more »
In the face of authoritarian resurgence, does U.S. democracy assistance serve as a model for enduring competition? If democracy assistance is supposed to enhance democratic practice, it should not be… Read more »
A “remarkable” amount of disorganization mars U.S. democracy and human rights efforts, according to a leading observer. Better organization and coordination, including regular meetings of key officials from State, USAID,… Read more »
Today many Russian democrats, desperate to get Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin, find themselves voting for the Communists. They are well aware of the irony, the Economist reports: But,… Read more »
The Biden administration must ensure that its forthcoming Summit for Democracy does not turn out to be “yet another good idea that is executed poorly.” Another platform for meaningless democracy… Read more »
At a time of sharpening strategic competition between the democracies and resurgent authoritarians, are the principal axes of democratic solidarity in need of repair? The specter of conflict is haunting… Read more »
India and Pakistan are in. Turkey and Hungary are not. That’s the still-tentative plan, anyway, as the White House has begun to send out invitations for the forthcoming “Summit for… Read more »
The European Union (EU) will probably refuse to acknowledge the result of the Nicaraguan elections on November 7, according to a source. “We have a clear idea of what is… Read more »
Open economies and open societies have delivered tremendous human progress, yet in recent years have not fully lived up to expectations, notes Kim Eric Bettcher, head of Policy and Program… Read more »