Dictators are ascendant. But democracy is still in demand.
Recent protests – from Hong Kong and Sudan to Central and Eastern Europe – demonstrate that large numbers of people around the world still want democracy enough to take to… Read more »
Tag: Jackson Diehl
Venezuela: two ways to help Guaidó against ‘Bolivarian beggars’
Venezuela finds itself part of a trial of strength, the Economist observes. A peaceful transition to a democratic, economically literate government could restore normality to what was once one of… Read more »
Dismantling Reagan’s infrastructure of democracy in face of ‘authoritarian international’?
The State Department’s fiscal 2019 budget request is a proposal not only to slash the budget of the National Endowment for Democracy but also to disassemble its relationships with its core institutes,… Read more »
Defending liberal world order requires democratic renewal (and vice versa)
Václav Havel’s legacy is a vital moral and intellectual resource for confronting the authoritarian resurgence and for addressing the challenge of democratic renewal, a commemorative conference at the National Endowment… Read more »