Why Putin abandoned Russia’s Western orientation
Less than a decade ago, it seemed self-evident that Russia, despite all of its cultural and political differences, was reclaiming its rightful place as part of the Western world. In… Read more »
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European Foundation for Democracy – five years on
Democracy advocates are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), which has transferred over 36 million euro to projects in support of over… Read more »
Time to resist China – ‘fueling corruption & autocratic behavior in struggling democracies’
Western-style multi-party democracy is inappropriate for Asia, the Chinese state-controlled Global Times said Monday. An op-ed titled “Multi-Party System Misfit in Asian Nations” suggests that pluralist democracy is inherently divisive, and that polarization… Read more »
Lessons Learned: How West’s vulnerabilities facilitate Russian influence ops
Despite the evidence that Russia is trying to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections, are concerned about the administration’s alarming silence about what Moscow’s trolls and hackers are up to,… Read more »
Time for world to stand up to China’s ‘hegemonic’ sharp power
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (left) called on the international community to “constrain” China by standing up for freedoms, casting her island’s giant neighbor as a global threat to democracy. Her… Read more »
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How to support Armenia’s democratic reform
Impressed by the level of civic involvement in Armenia’s current transition, the European Union is ready to observe forthcoming elections and strengthen democratic processes, said the chair of a visiting… Read more »
West should not risk Europe’s ‘in-between’ states
To this day, many in the West see regional order through the lens of the democratic transitions in East Central Europe (ECE), say the authors of a new RAND paper on European… Read more »
21st Century Disrupter: Russia’s aggression reaches ‘new, destructive level’
Russia’s aggression against Western democracies has reached a new, destructive level, according to Robert Hannigan, the former head of the British intelligence service GCHQ (above). An official regulator may be… Read more »
‘Time for democracy to fight back’ against rising autocrats
The greatest risk to pluralism is in young democracies where checks and balances are not yet robust, the Economist reports. The weakening of a rules-based international order seemed inconceivable… Read more »