Democracies have been bent out of shape by rising populism but autocrats are more likely to crack under pressure, as the brittle façade of Vladimir Putin’s Russia demonstrates, analyst Philip… Read more »
Responding to mercantilist, militaristic and aggressive China requires transforming NATO into a global alliance of democracies with market economies which respect civil liberties & rule of law, Reps. Charles K…. Read more »
The European Union is failing to address the threat of “authoritarian shadows” emanating from Russia, China and Belarus, according to a new analysis from Political Capital, the Budapest-based think-tank. The… Read more »
Senior White House officials appeared at a conference on emerging technologies to reinforce the message that Washington and its allies must close ranks to ensure that advances in artificial intelligence… Read more »
From Miami to Mexico City, protests have erupted across Latin American communities in solidarity with demonstrators in Cuba, Reuters reports (above). Cuba’s dissidents are emboldened despite the current crackdown over… Read more »
What is the danger to an autocratic regime if it loses control over civil society? In the latest confirmation of the Russian authorities’ disregard for a vibrant and independent civil… Read more »
The protesters pouring into streets across Cuba have a common rallying cry: “Patria y Vida,” or “Fatherland and Life.” The phrase comes from a hip-hop song released a few months ago… Read more »
The list is grim: a draconian crackdown in Nicaragua; bloody repression in Myanmar; a tightening grip by Beijing on Hong Kong. The backsliding of democracy, though, goes back far before… Read more »
Cubans have taken to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades, chanting “Patria y Vida” — Homeland and Life — a play on the communist slogan “Homeland or… Read more »
Democratic societies will, undoubtedly, look to historical experience as they approach digital solutions from differing socio-cultural and legal angles, say Samuel Woolley, program director of propaganda research at UT Austin’s… Read more »