A homecoming for NDI’s new president
A former program officer is set to take over as the new president of the National Democratic Institute, the Washington-based democracy assistance group. In announcing the NDI board’s decision to… Read more »
Anwar in the wings of Malaysia’s renascent democracy
The good news is that Najib Razak’s massively corrupt and incrementally despotic nine-year rule is over. The cautionary news is that Malaysia’s democracy is not yet fully secured, given the… Read more »
The People’s Authoritarian: did Russian society create Putin?
The psychology of Vladimir Putin, the ideology of his regime, and the machinery of the Russian state and military have received exhaustive attention in the West. The Russian people, however,… Read more »
Yes, Russia should rejoin the Group of Seven
…. when it becomes a democracy, Vladimir Kara-Murza writes for the Washington Post. emailTwitterFacebookTumblrLinkedinPrint
Europe’s Problem: Illiberal Majoritarianism or Creeping Authoritarianism?
Countless news reports and analytical commentaries suggest that Europe is experiencing a rise of illiberal democracy. According to them, populist parties are espousing a highly majoritarian form of democracy, while… Read more »
Why North Korea is wary of China’s ‘Market Leninist’ model
In Kim Jong-Un’s attempt to unleash the economy and hold on to his dictatorship, he seems to be taking a lesson from China’s Communist Party: change, or die, the New… Read more »
What’s next for the West? The new normal
…. is the subject of a symposium on POLITICO. The chaotic outcome of the G7 in Canada over the weekend is simply a continuation of the ongoing demise of liberal… Read more »
Anti-populist lessons from eastern Europe’s civil society
There are lessons to be learned on populism from new initiatives in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, argues Orysia Lutsevych, the manager of the Ukraine Forum with Chatham House, the London-based… Read more »
A New Wave of Censorship?
Censorship has evolved. In both authoritarian and democratic contexts, new forms of censorship online are now carried out through distributed attacks on freedom of expression – which are often insidiously difficult… Read more »
Supporting the Fourth Estate: What’s Been Done to Bolster Independent Media?
The world has reached a tipping point in the state of vibrant news media. Press freedom has fallen to its lowest point in over a decade, while the media system… Read more »