Democracy down but not dying
Democracy has unquestionably lost its global momentum, note Carnegie Endowment analysts Thomas Carothers and Richard Youngs. But those who despair the future of democracy tend to focus on a select… Read more »
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Populist infection need not mean democratic deconsolidation
Whether recent signs of democratic de-consolidation are a predictor of a possible non-democratic backlash, is far from being ascertained, according to Daniele Archibugi, professor of innovation, governance and public… Read more »
How Putin became global ideological hero of nationalists, populists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved his current geo-political “prominence because he anticipated the global populist revolt and helped give it ideological shape,” argues analyst Franklin Foer. “With his apocalyptic… Read more »
Putting the populist revolt in its place: economic have-nots & cultural backlash
In many Western democracies, this is a year of revolt against elites, notes Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Professor at Harvard University. As Financial Times columnist Philip Stephens put it,… Read more »
Is the world still in a ‘democratic recession’?
“Democracy’s Surprising Resilience” is the focus of an article in the National Endowment for Democracy‘s Journal of Democracy. Steve Levitsky and Lucan Way write that authoritarians have found it difficult to… Read more »
Recommitting to human rights with actions — not words
Today, for only the fourth time since its foundation in 1949, the heads of state of the Council of Europe (CoE) will come together in Reykjavik, Iceland, note Amnesty International’s… Read more »
Has populism won the war on liberal democracy?
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 »
Future for autocrats ‘darker than it seems’
Is the failure of democratic leaders to effectively champion democratic values and rights a factor in enabling the rise of autocrats? Autocratic leaders faced significant backlash in 2021, but democracy… Read more »
Has domestic turmoil weakened U.S. soft power abroad?
U.S. credibility in advancing democracy and human rights worldwide was damaged by the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued this week…. Read more »
Don’t underestimate legitimacy’s role in democratic resilience
Contentious elections in divided countries can cause lasting damage to the legitimacy of democratic institutions, even if some observers have underestimated the resilience of democracy and rule of law, says… Read more »