Vladimir Putin’s growing isolation and hardening autocracy do not mean that he views using nuclear weapons as acceptable. It is the one thing that might cause the entire world, including… Read more »
As the current crisis in Ukraine shows, the ability to mobilize coalitions of democracies remains one of the United States’ essential assets, says G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor… Read more »
Something odd happens when the elites discuss the crisis of western democracy. No one wants to fault the public, at least not in so many words. That would be Marie… Read more »
Taiwan and Ukraine are at the epicenter of the future of freedom, according to National Endowment for Democracy (NED) President and CEO Damon Wilson. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s coercion… Read more »
Putin’s and Xi’s exploitation of the autocrat’s playbook is posing profound challenges for democratic societies across continents, according to a new analysis. Moscow and Beijing have some significant advantages over… Read more »
A one-person protest in Beijing (above) has called for elections, an end to the country’s strict “zero covid” policy and the removal of “dictator” Xi Jinping, in a rare display… Read more »
The most pressing strategic challenge facing democracies comes “from powers that layer authoritarian governance with a revisionist foreign policy,” says the Biden Administration’s new National Security Strategy. More specifically, competition with… Read more »
The world can’t wait for us to counter Russian and Chinese disinformation, support democratic struggles abroad, stabilize and improve democratic institutions, and forge partnerships between democratic organizations and actors, says… Read more »
Authoritarian regimes create incentives for officials to shelter leaders from the truth, especially bad news, as we can see in Russia, said Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international… Read more »
This off-ramp won’t stay open for long. https://t.co/phx6ay4l9I — Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis) October 3, 2022 Three determining factors will play an outsized role in Ukraine’s future: support from America and European… Read more »