Investments in Ukraine’s ‘democratic trenches’ are paying off
If democratic electorates agree to go on absorbing the costs of supporting Ukraine, it will be because they have been persuaded, not just that the Ukrainian cause is just but… Read more »
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Human rights and peace ‘inextricably linked’, says Ukraine activist
Leaked internal Russian government polling recently indicated that as few as one in four Russians may be in favor of the war in Ukraine, says Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor of Government at the… Read more »
From resilience to recovery: Civil society is Ukraine’s ‘second line of defense’
If Vladimir Putin is allowed to prevail and sell the war in Ukraine as a victory to his people, it will reinforce Russia’s aggressive posture, embolden the use of force… Read more »
How to sustain momentum in countering kleptocracy
The U.S. Senate has had to make room on its schedule for consideration of the “Breaking Russia’s Energy Addicted Kleptocracy and Punishing Uncivil Tyrant Invading Neighbor Act,” reports suggest…. Read more »
Why Ukraine will win: ‘Societal mobilization and cohesion’
For all of the rhetoric about democracies versus autocracies being the defining challenge of our times, if democracies are in trouble, autocracies may be the least of their problems, a… Read more »
Ukraine’s civil society adapts to ‘war between systems’
The war in Ukraine “is an inflection point,” said Jonas Parello-Plesner, executive director at the Alliance of Democracies. “It is not just Ukraine’s fight but a fight for liberal democracy,”… Read more »
A new transition paradigm? From democratic decline to authoritarian aggression
Western democracies are demonstrating fresh resolve in defending Ukraine, but still need to demonstrate sufficient resilience by addressing domestic backsliding, according to a new Freedom House report. While some democratic… Read more »
Global Fragility Act can advance democracy – if done the right way
Embrace non-state actors – that’s one of several lessons from research and grass roots activism that show how the Global Fragility Act can improve ways to advance democracy in fragile… Read more »
Putin will face ‘systemic backlash’: Russia’s oligarchs ‘going through an existential crisis’
Vladimir Putin’s inner circle has been “extremely upset and shocked at the turn of events” in Ukraine, according to a leading analyst. “I mean Putin was there essentially as the… Read more »
Democratic Resilience Initiative launched amid Kremlin inner circle dissent
The United States plans to sanction approximately 400 Russian individuals and entities, including more than 300 legislators from the Duma, the Russian parliament’s lower house, a senior Biden administration official… Read more »