Half of the world’s democracies are in decline, undermined by such challenges as curbs on freedom of expression and distrust in the legitimacy of elections, according to a new report… Read more »
China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with police patrolling streets, checking cell phones and even calling some demonstrators to warn them… Read more »
Social media platforms are helping us to create our worst selves, says Nobel laureate Maria Ressa (above). We know – in 2018, MIT said that lies spread faster than facts,… Read more »
During the most politicized World Cup since Argentina in 1978 — it is worth asking. Are democratic nations more likely to qualify for the World Cup? The Athletic asks. Five… Read more »
In a rare show of defiance, crowds in China gathered for the third night as protests against Covid restrictions spread to Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. People held blank sheets… Read more »
Prodemocracy protests have been erupting with regularity all over the world in the past several years, from Belarus and Sudan to Hong Kong, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, notes Freedom House… Read more »
The war in Ukraine is generating the dissolution of Russia’s ‘social contract’ under which the regime promised security and stability in exchange for political docility, observers suggest. Putin’s mobilization has… Read more »
Iran’s 6-2 loss to England in the football World Cup has prompted rebukes of the regime and further protests, Bloomberg reports. As their country’s national anthem was played prior to the… Read more »
Civil society groups have demonstrated their ability to mitigate Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict and promote peaceful discussions in the country, notes Jude Mutah, a program officer for Africa at the National… Read more »
Align U.S. policy with the universal desire for freedom, but maintain a keen sense of unintended consequences and no illusions of easy success, #GeorgePacker writes for @TheAtlantic https://t.co/ftcw9ZfGZd — Democracy… Read more »