Until recently, the passion animating democratic forces appeared to be waning, and the notion that democracy is in an irreversible crisis was beginning to take hold. If that slide seems… Read more »
At least 4,000 civilians are held in Russia and at least as many scattered around the occupied territories, according to Vladimir Osechkin, an exiled Russian human rights activist who talks… Read more »
IN THE AFTERMATH of a devastating war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (above) will have to rebuild and fortify not only Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure but also its democracy, analysts Henry… Read more »
Ukraine’s killing fields hold three big lessons for democracies regarding the technological transformation of conflict, says a special report from The Economist: The first is that the battlefield is becoming… Read more »
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the Ukraine Recovery Conference (above) that “democracy paves the way for the rule of law”. He said resources and land were not the only… Read more »
12/ It serves as a call to action for the international community to address the growing influence of fascist ideologies within Russia and support Ukraine in its struggle for sovereignty… Read more »
Today, for Putin and the many Russians who see things the way he does, the West, however defined, is the enemy and always has been, notes Margaret MacMillan, Oxford… Read more »
Ukraine needs a measured lustration policy to strengthen security and rebuild its democracy, say analysts Geoff Dancy, Kathryn Sikkink, Mykhailo Soldatenko, and Patrick Vinck. As it has been practiced in… Read more »
As the war in Ukraine enters yet another phase with the coming Ukrainian offensive, it is clear that China is positioning itself to benefit from the outcome regardless of which… Read more »
Democracy deteriorated in the 29-state region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia in 2022, according to the latest Nations in Transit report from Freedom House. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… Read more »