How Russia expands its sharp power in Africa
Washington must think creatively about how to counter Russia and Wagner in Africa in a way that does not alienate civil society groups, argues analyst Nosmot Gbadamosi. It’s important that… Read more »
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‘Tunisian Frankenstein’ takes revenge: Explaining a broken democracy
President Kais Saied bears the primary responsibility for breaking Tunisia’s young democracy, says Daniel Brumberg, Director of Democracy and Governance Studies at Georgetown University. But a postmortem of the factors… Read more »
No transitional justice, no peace
Who opened the doors of Kober prison, located north of the Sudanese capital, on 23 April? analyst Gwenaëlle Lenoir asks. Where are the three International Criminal Court (ICC) suspects who… Read more »
A ‘striking process of detransition’: MENA autocrats aim to bury the Arab Spring
The violence in Khartoum, which began as Sudan attempted to transition to democracy, already has killed hundreds of people and left millions trapped in urban areas, sheltering from gunfire, explosions… Read more »
Stress testing a grand strategy of democratic solidarity
As competition (or even conflict) with Russia and China deepens, the US may see an advantage in returning democracy and human rights promotion to the first tier of policy instruments… Read more »
‘Democratic bright spots’ highlight nascent reform
Giving greater attention to instances of democracy’s forward momentum makes sense, say the Carnegie Endowment’s Thomas Carothers and Benjamin Feldman. As the recently released annual assessments by Freedom House and… Read more »
A consequential moment: Resilient democracies vs brittle autocracies
Last week in Moscow, as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping was departing, he said to Vladimir Putin, “Now there are changes that haven’t happened in 100 years. When… Read more »
Will ‘possible turning point’ put democracy on the march again?
Is the world standing on the threshold of a democratic comeback? After years of relentless bad news, the latest annual global report on the health of democracy offers hope, according… Read more »
Cambodia joins watchlist of ‘repressive’ states
Cambodia has experienced a disturbing and pronounced decline in basic freedoms as authorities use the legal system to restrict and criminalize human rights work, youth activism, trade unions, independent journalism,… Read more »
The Russian factor in African democracies’ alarming regression
Africa is grappling with democratic backsliding, according to recent studies. In 1985 there were only three democracies while there were 42 authoritarian regimes on the continent. By 2015, the number… Read more »