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What’s driving South Asia’s democratic backsliding?

DemDigest    March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023   

South Asian democracies enter the 2023-2024 electoral years in a precarious state, as the rise of illiberal regimes, corrupted electoral processes, and more has led to democratic backsliding, the International… Read more »

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Asia, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan    #SouthAsia

From global fragility to democratic renewal

DemDigest    March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023   

In recent years, the fragility of democracy has been exposed by the rise of populism, increasing polarization, declining trust in institutions and increasing inequality, Kings College London observes. The Global… Read more »

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democratic renewal, Fragile states    #GlobalFragilityAct, #InternationalRepublicanInstitute(IRI)., #Iran #NationalEndowmentForDemocracy, #NationalDemocraticInstitute(NDI)

The limits to ‘No Limits’: The real meaning of Xi’s visit to Putin

DemDigest    March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023   

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the latter invaded Ukraine last year, Vox reports. The two countries also remain bonded by… Read more »

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Analysis, Authoritarianism    #china #ccp #nationalendowmentfordemocracy, #china #Russia #Ukraine #authoritarianism

An all-time low: Africans discontent with quality of democracy

DemDigest    March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023   

Africans consistently show a strong desire for democratic and accountable governance, but they are not satisfied with the quality of democracy in their countries, according to Boniface Dulani, Afrobarometer* Director… Read more »

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Africa    #africa #afrobarometer, #africa #nationalendowmentfordemocracy

‘Working the Western Hemisphere’: LatAm civil society concerned about China’s malign influence

DemDigest    March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023   

A coalition of Latin American NGOs has raised concerns over violations of environmental and social standards by Chinese investors in the region, in a report submitted as part of a… Read more »

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Analysis, Authoritarianism, China, Civil Society, Latin America/Caribbean    #carnegie #chinasinfluence #sharppower

Ukraine: ‘Russophobia’ myth used to justify Putin’s war of recolonization

DemDigest    March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023   

The “realists” who want to pressure Ukraine to trade territory for peace are wrong to believe that doing so would work, according to Syracuse University’s Renée de Nevers and Brian… Read more »

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Authoritarianism, Central/Eastern Europe, Ukraine    #2022democracyaward #nedemocracy #ukraine, Ukraine

Has democracy regressed back to 1986?

DemDigest    March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023   

Have all of the gains of democracy’s Third Wave been erased? The recent report from the Varieties of Democracy made a stir with some of its headline findings. Perhaps the most… Read more »

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democracy recession, democratic erosion, democratic norms    #DemocracyParadox, #JustinKempf, #ThirdWave, #VarietiesofDemocracy(V-Dem)

Investing in Facts: How to support a healthy infosphere

DemDigest    March 16, 2023 March 16, 2023   

The private sector has a critical role to play in supporting a healthy information space, according to a new report released by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) at the… Read more »

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Media    #CIMA #NEDEMOCRACY

AI tech and autocratic rulers’ alignment of purpose

DemDigest    March 16, 2023 March 16, 2023   

Dictatorships and authoritarian regimes tend to trail more democratic and inclusive nations in fostering cutting-edge, innovative technologies. But artificial intelligence may prove an exception, at least in China, says David Yang,… Read more »

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Artificial intelligence, Authoritarianism, China    #africa #china #sharppower #nedemocracy, #AI #artificialintelligence

Nicaragua’s ‘gross dictatorship’ not softening its tone

DemDigest    March 16, 2023 March 16, 2023   

Dictators are known for their desire to stay in power. That is no different in the case of Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, notes analyst Désirée… Read more »

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Civil Society, Latin America/Caribbean, Nicaragua    #BiancaJagger, #NationalDemocraticInstitute, #nedemocracy #nicaragua

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