Japan and South Korea should lead the charge for democracy in Asia, argues Hudson Institute analyst John Lee. But recent developments cast doubt on that prospect. In a rational world,… Read more »
On Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the legislature’s impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, notes Celeste Arrington, an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University. After months… Read more »
Russia is suspected of being behind a sustained hacking attack against the Italian foreign ministry last year that compromised email communications and lasted for many months before it was detected,… Read more »
Anything to break the information blockade in North Korea should be encouraged, from USB drives containing foreign films to radios that can be tuned to news broadcasts from abroad,… Read more »
The Ukraine war is only the first phase of a broader conflict between Western democracies and an emerging axis comprising Russia and its allies, according to VoxUkraine’s Ilona Sologoub and… Read more »
Democracies like Israel can only ultimately defeat autocratic actors like Hamas by “presenting an alternative ideology that is more attractive,” says Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of the MENA Program at… Read more »
A new documentary follows the perilous ‘underground railroads’ defectors need to take to escape from a totalitarian state, The Guardian reports. A regime that revels in its foul reputation internationally… Read more »
Don’t flatter the west’s enemies as an ‘axis’ https://t.co/rafK01EliC via @ft — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) October 24, 2023 After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian… Read more »
EPIC: UN heads turn & PLO rep’s eyes bulge in stunned disbelief as Palestinian hero Mosab Hasan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, calls out Palestinian Authority oppression… Read more »
Different national stories can strengthen or weaken popular support for authoritarian regimes, a new book suggests. Classic democratic theory sees civic duty—an individual’s willingness to vote, pay taxes, serve in… Read more »