The White House is exploring ways the United States can aid the people of Cuba engaged in anti-government protests and also hold the Cuban government accountable for repressing freedom in… Read more »
Globalization has deepened integration between democracies and autocracies, tethering them to one another in complicated ways that have exposed democracies’ vulnerabilities that authoritarian powers are exploiting, the International Forum for… Read more »
The whereabouts of hundreds of arrested demonstrators in Cuba is unknown and others are being held incommunicado without charges nine days after nationwide demonstrations rocked the country, the Wall Street… Read more »
Obstacles can be opportunities for innovation, according to Carl Gershman, the outgoing President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). “Back in 1987 we were the target of a really… Read more »
Readership of opposition media inside Cuba has exploded, Reuters reports, citing such outlets as Diario de Cuba, 14yMedio, ADN Cuba and CubaNet. “Since December 2018 these outlets have gained a… Read more »
Democracies have been bent out of shape by rising populism but autocrats are more likely to crack under pressure, as the brittle façade of Vladimir Putin’s Russia demonstrates, analyst Philip… Read more »
Responding to mercantilist, militaristic and aggressive China requires transforming NATO into a global alliance of democracies with market economies which respect civil liberties & rule of law, Reps. Charles K…. Read more »
The European Union is failing to address the threat of “authoritarian shadows” emanating from Russia, China and Belarus, according to a new analysis from Political Capital, the Budapest-based think-tank. The… Read more »
Senior White House officials appeared at a conference on emerging technologies to reinforce the message that Washington and its allies must close ranks to ensure that advances in artificial intelligence… Read more »
From Miami to Mexico City, protests have erupted across Latin American communities in solidarity with demonstrators in Cuba, Reuters reports (above). Cuba’s dissidents are emboldened despite the current crackdown over… Read more »