Has the democratic promise of technology been irretrievably lost? The short answer: not yet. But the new era is marked by struggles on multiple fronts. https://t.co/aXOrILbJwU via @CarnegieEndow — Democracy… Read more »
Property rights, free markets, and the rule of law supported by democratic institutions are the reason poverty has declined as much as it has, says Atlas Network’s Matt Warner, a former… Read more »
Belarusian authorities detained opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova today while she attempted to enter Ukraine, according to state media. Ukraine and opposition activists disputed this version of events, saying Kolesnikova was… Read more »
China’s ruling Communist Party rejects universalism as a Western concept but is substituting its own counter-universal values based on empire and party that Westerners have trouble understanding, argues analyst Didi Kirsten… Read more »
Tom Burgis’s new book, “Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World,” provides a magisterial account of the money and violence behind the world’s most powerful dictatorships, says Jennifer Taub, a… Read more »
A study by @NEDemocracy partner @PoliticalCap @peterkreko shows how authoritarian regimes gain EU leverage @eszterz 🇭🇺 journalist reports for @euobs https://t.co/PeIPWWF7wH — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 4, 2020
Since the early 2000s, democracy has deteriorated across most of Southeast Asia, says Council on Foreign Relations analyst Joshua Kurlantzick. Perhaps most dramatically, Myanmar has slid backward after a burst… Read more »
The National Resilience Index 2020 measures how capable each of the D-10 club of democracies is in facing crises like pandemics or terrorist attacks. Our findings – made using a… Read more »
Authoritarian nation-states are using elements of their intelligence and military establishments, via cyber and disinformation operations, to interfere in democracies’ elections, notes Scott Bates, a former Senior Policy Advisor for… Read more »
🗓️ Save the date: For the first time ever, the Freedom House Annual Awards event will be virtual and open, livestreaming on September 16! Register now so you can… Read more »