How to build conditions for transition in Venezuela
President Joe Biden and his advisors should build a framework of incentives designed to nudge a political transition in Venezuela, argues Jorge Jraissati, the president of the Venezuelan Alliance…. Read more »
Has domestic turmoil weakened U.S. soft power abroad?
U.S. credibility in advancing democracy and human rights worldwide was damaged by the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued this week…. Read more »
Strengthen institutions to reinforce democratic resilience
Expanding established State Department-funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED) fellowships and exchange programs should be part of a revamp of U.S. democracy assistance, argues Mason Ingram, global governance director at… Read more »
Restricting kleptocracy, empowering civil society
Starting with a decade on the ground in Afghanistan, Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Sarah Chayes has experienced, developed policy towards, and researched some of the most corrupt countries on earth…. Read more »
Towards ‘extreme competition’: Mapping the contours of US-China relations
The importance the Biden administration places on partnerships based on shared values will be shown by who it chooses to work with and on which issues as it tries to… Read more »
Advancing democracy? US credibility ‘took a hit’
America’s ability to champion democracy and human rights worldwide was damaged by the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Citing… Read more »
Myanmar coup a major setback for democracy in Southeast Asia
Police fired guns into the air, reportedly injuring several people, and used water cannons during the fourth day of nationwide demonstrations against last week’s military coup. Meanwhile, a journalist and… Read more »
Democracy needs ‘fact fightback’ to avert ‘splinternet’
The COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating social and economic repercussions have provided a golden opportunity for malevolent actors to push anti-Western narratives into the mainstream, notes analyst Daniel Milo…. Read more »
Three reasons the Belarusian Revolution has stalled
Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s regime is maintaining control through large-scale repression, with reports of the regime killing protesters or putting them behind bars for years, as well as lower level fines and arrests of people simply… Read more »