Afropopulism? Africa’s coups reflect deeper crisis
Many Africans have lost faith in democracy, The Economist notes. Afrobarometer, a pollster, found that the share who prefer democracy to any other form of government has fallen from 75%… Read more »
Category: Democracy Digest
‘Mafia state’ Iran’s $6bn hostage deal is part of a broader strategy
#BREAKING The @CFR_org told Iran International’s Arash Aalaei that it has cancelled its meeting with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi which was due to be held today, but did not give… Read more »
Slovakia to strengthen fragile democracy or veer towards autocracy?
Slovakia is faced with a decision between strengthening its fragile democracy or potentially veering towards autocracy driven by xenophobia, alignment with Russia and illiberal leaders feeling that it’s their time… Read more »
How democracy can defend humanity against AI’s catastrophic outcomes
In the context of the possible emergence of rogue artificial intelligence, there are three reasons why we should focus specifically on the preservation, and ideally enhancement, of democracy and… Read more »
Late Putinism: ‘Mafia State’
Russia’s investigative committee said Sunday that it had confirmed via genetic testing that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash. His death is “par for the course,”… Read more »
Dictators waging a hidden war on democracy
Admiration for autocracy draws on the “myth of benevolent dictatorship” which is built on three flimsy pillars, notes Brian Klaas, an associate professor of global politics at University College London:… Read more »
A ‘situational’ approach to advancing democracy?
President Biden has made it his mission to wage what he momentously calls “the battle between democracy and autocracy.” But what to do when the ones he believes are undermining… Read more »
Democracies face ‘greatest challenge’ since Cold War
Democracies and the rules-based international order are facing their “greatest challenge” since the Cold War, said President Tsai Ing-wen (above), calling for greater cooperation by democracies to counter authoritarian regimes…. Read more »
Democratic renewal from ‘largely seamless transition’
Michael Reid’s “Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country,” reminds us that post-Franco democracy was “not imposed by conquering foreign armies, as in Germany or Italy” after… Read more »
Liberal democracy no longer ‘the standard model’ in strategic competition battle of narratives
Europe has entered a “battle of narratives” with competitors that do not adhere to liberal democratic values, according to EU vice president Maroš Šefčovič. “The time that liberal democracy… Read more »