Protest is dangerous. Talk of democracy & political change is dangerous. To keep them from spreading, Russia’s rulers must maintain careful control over the life of the nation, @NEDemocracy board… Read more »
President Biden’s democracy promotion agenda includes an anti-corruption strategy with provisions for establishing a kleptocracy asset recovery rewards program to identify illicit funds held in US banks, notes Elizabeth… Read more »
Does Alexei Navalny embody the best chance for democratic change inside Russia since the crumbling of the USSR? Just over a year ago, on 17 January 2021, Navalny was arrested… Read more »
The Summit for Democracy’s Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal dedicates $424.4 million to defend and strengthen democracy. Nowhere is this more pressing than in the 57 countries considered fragile by… Read more »
With the United States and its European allies now struggling to manage the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine, the 1938 appeasement of Nazi Germany has become an attractive… Read more »
The spread of transnational violent groups is primarily a governance problem. It’s time to start treating it like one, according to Jason S. Calder, head of the Washington office of… Read more »
Despite challenges that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, human rights defenders, civil society, independent media and other democratic forces have proven resilient, writes Ryan Arick, an assistant program officer at… Read more »
Democracy in Latin America faces serious challenges in 2022, says analyst Dinorah Azpuru, highlighting key points arising from leading indices, such as V-Dem, Freedom House, EIU, International IDEA and Vanderbilt… Read more »
At the recent Summit for Democracy, non-governmental actors– among them leading activists and dissidents – implored participating governments to stand up to kleptocracy, according to the official account. In the… Read more »
Laila Soueif’s article about @Alaa is on the front cover of the International Edition of the New York Times today. #FreeAlaa pic.twitter.com/AAMDQpBvTb — Omar Robert Hamilton (@ORHamilton) December 18, 2021… Read more »