The days when democracy was considered the only viable political regime are over, according to a leading analyst. “This process of a declining Liberal West, along with its increasing inability… Read more »
WHEN YOU ASK ChatGPT “What happened in China in 1989?” the bot describes how the Chinese army massacred thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. But ask the same question to… Read more »
Democracies and the rules-based international order are facing their “greatest challenge” since the Cold War, said President Tsai Ing-wen (above), calling for greater cooperation by democracies to counter authoritarian regimes…. Read more »
Is the Chinese government about to collapse? Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University, goes over some common myths and facts about US and China relations:… Read more »
The post-1989 transformation of Central Europe was often seen as the pinnacle of the Third Wave of Democratization. Now, the region is torn and fragmented along different democratic and illiberal-authoritarian… Read more »
China has reportedly reached an agreement with Cuba to host an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island nation, which is roughly 100 miles from the coast of Florida, in what… Read more »
Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China over the weekend in a last-ditch effort to prevent what they said was an attempt by authorities to remove… Read more »
Volatility is likely to characterize the process by which Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s successor is chosen. It will be rather chaotic, with many spoilers and few sincere brokers, argues… Read more »
Under the guise of ‘guiding public opinion’, a policy concept that dates back to the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) justifies its manipulation of information… Read more »
Thomas R. Donahue, the second in command to Lane Kirkland, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. for 16 years, died on Saturday in Washington, D.C. He was 94. He was suffering from… Read more »