Can Tunisia’s democratic deterioration be stopped?
Tunisia’s main opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested last week during a raid on his home, the latest in a wave of arrests by Tunisian President Kais Saeid, the Soufan… Read more »
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Ideals and interests aligned: Fighting the long war of ideas
Democracies’ support for Ukraine is not only in line with their fundamental values, but also in their strategic interest, a leading analyst suggests. “Americans continually struggle to reconcile contradictory interpretations… Read more »
‘Infodemic’: How censorship and lies made the world less free
The Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists today launched its annual report. “Defending Press Freedom in Times of Tension and Conflict” is written by the… Read more »
Journalism on the frontlines of freedom resisting curbs on media
Vladimir Putin’s efforts to curb freedom of expression still face resistance from independent news outlets that have adapted to the new environment by deploying digital tools and using transnational platforms… Read more »
The price of hegemony
The war in Ukraine has provided a new impetus for closer collaboration among most democracies. Even if there is a ceasefire and peace settlement, Russian decline has accelerated, the Atlantic… Read more »
‘Potemkin politics’: Putin’s Ukraine narrative rings hollow
In his speech to the Russian nation on Monday, President Vladimir V. Putin buoyed his case for codifying the cleavage of two rebel territories from Ukraine by arguing that the… Read more »
Global alliances key to democracies’ resilience and revival
“We’ve witnessed a sharp rise in nationalist rhetoric that plays to people’s fears instead of their hopes. Institutions and reforms are being challenged… compromise and cooperation dismissed.” Those are the… Read more »
Universal values at stake as autocrats mock ‘fragmented democracy’
This is an extraordinarily tense moment in the United States as authoritarian states jeer at us, and friends pity us, says Kori Schake, director of foreign and defense policy at the… Read more »
How to resist the authoritarian surge
In 2019, Brookings Institution senior fellow Robert Kagan authored a long-form essay in the Washington Post in which he argued that the era of the strongman is back. Authoritarianism is once again… Read more »
World in a ‘dangerous place for maintaining a democratic future’
Has the coronavirus placed the world in a “really dangerous place for maintaining a democratic future”? With much of the world on lockdown, the coronavirus crisis has chipped individual liberties… Read more »