Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, notes NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen. But it can also be a catalyst for revival, he writes for Foreign Policy. … Read more »
For the United States to remain a credible leader of the free world, the world must see that American democracy, which today looks neither efficient nor stable, is once again… Read more »
Following the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, people on the left and right have blamed Fox News, CNN, and NPR for their apparent role in the act of… Read more »
Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken today outlined his vision for a revitalized foreign service and diplomatic corps in his opening statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, promising to… Read more »
Does the deepening of cracks in America’s political system actually boost the legitimacy of China and other authoritarian regimes? a prominent analyst asks. The fact is that damage to America’s… Read more »
Citizens of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela have suffered for too long under the despotic rule of Castrismo, Orteguismo and Chavismo-Madurismo, says Miriam Kornblith (right), the Senior Director for Latin America and the Caribbean… Read more »
Reversing the dangerous erosion of U.S. democracy is urgent, but the argument that this requires abandoning efforts to uphold democratic values elsewhere has it backwards, say two leading observers. Commitments… Read more »
The #Biden Administration will need to prioritize democracy assistance to ensure a more secure world for all Americans. How? @IRIglobal’s @jansurotchak & @patrickwquirk explain in @americanpurpose https://t.co/AbwzngvRoV — IRI… Read more »
It’s just two months since former US president Barack Obama solemnly told The Atlantic magazine that his country was “entering into an epistemological crisis”, the FT’s Gillian Tett observes. “If… Read more »
As Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House, the United States is no longer the only superpower, argues Ivan Krastev (right), the chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies, a… Read more »