Facing the twilight of democracy?
https://t.co/80Lyei6mCF — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) July 13, 2020 There is no detailed road map to a better society, no didactic ideology and no rulebook. What liberal democracies demand is… Read more »
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Twilight of Democracy? The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
Changes in U.S. and European democracies over the past decade are examined by Anne Applebaum, Atlantic staff writer, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) board member and the author of the forthcoming Twilight… Read more »
Kleptopia: How dirty money corrodes democracy
In 2014 Ukrainians got so fed up with the grotesque corruption of their political class that they staged a revolution, The Economist reports. Since then, reformers have been trying to… Read more »
Building narratives for democratic renewal
Join @gmfus @IRIglobal @NDI and @USAIDEurope to discuss the critical role the next generation will play in advancing democracy in Europe and Eurasia with members of @WeAreEDYN. Register here: https://t.co/VKagiFcBJL… Read more »
Battle of Narratives? Will machine learning ‘supercharge’ disinformation?
Once heralded as vehicles for promoting democratic values abroad, social media platforms now serve as vectors for homegrown and foreign disinformation, notes analyst Matthew O’Shaughnessy. By dictating the information consumed… Read more »
Belarus ‘on the edge’: How will the West respond?
Detentions have started at the Independence Square. The entrance to the Red Church is blocked. About 1000 protesters. A lot of police. pic.twitter.com/67fj1ih4B7 — Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) August 27,… Read more »
Post-pandemic populist resurgence? Reforms needed to save democracy
Some voters live in a so-called populist bubble, where they hear nationalist and xenophobic messages, learn to distrust fact-based media and evidence-based science, and become receptive to conspiracy theories and… Read more »
Autocrats turning COVID crisis into opportunity. Really?
According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, PBS reports. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed some leaders… Read more »
Reconstructing democracy vs. dangerous new populism
My column this week: Peru is heading towards a dangerous new populism https://t.co/m3cMa5pb7z — Michael Reid (@michaelreid52) July 23, 2020 In her 2017 book, Democracy: Stories From the Long… Read more »
Why some succumb to authoritarian’s seductive lure
Weekend Read – “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism” by @NEDemocracy Board Member @anneapplebaum and reviewed in the Washington Post by @JoDemocracy Board Member Sheri Berman here:… Read more »