Moldova ‘the next Ukraine’?
A new anti-government protest in Moldova’s capital Tuesday stirred fears of more unrest after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to demand that the country’s new pro-Western government fully… Read more »
Category: Authoritarianism
Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail
The classic ‘Western’ trajectory of modernization characterized by democracy and individual liberty is no longer seen as a reliable route to prosperity by many states. In a new book, “Defeating… Read more »
How Putin blundered into Ukraine: Russia’s six mistakes
The anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “stands as a grim milestone – for the people of Ukraine and for the international community,” said António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United… Read more »
‘A touch of the surreal’: Solidarity and history boost Ukraine’s resilience
Teaching a lecture class on Ukrainian history last fall, I felt a touch of the surreal, says Yale historian Timothy Snyder. A nuclear power had attacked a state that had given… Read more »
Is Russia’s social contract about to expire?
When the 50 or so members of the Russian opposition met last November at the Jablonna Palace outside Warsaw, where the Polish opposition once began the so-called roundtable discussions that eventually led… Read more »
‘The stakes are eternal’: Why Ukraine’s agile democracy will win the war
Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden came to Poland to denounce a war he’d hoped to avoid. On Tuesday, he returned having fully embraced the mantle of wartime leader, boasting… Read more »
‘Our Age of Impunity’: A turning point in Ukraine?
Russia‘s conduct of the war in Ukraine flouts the most basic international laws and conventions, posing a fundamental threat to the global order. As such, it offers a textbook example… Read more »
Countering foreign interference – a ‘core threat’ to democracy
The European Commission today launched a public consultation on protecting the EU democratic sphere from covert foreign interference. The public consultation, open until 13 April 2023, will gather views of different… Read more »
Blinded by the rights? How democracy can win
A study commissioned by USAID found that every $10 million of democracy assistance provided between 1992-2000 contributed to a 7-point jump on the Varieties of Democracy 100-point global electoral democracy… Read more »
Re:vision – Ukraine war result will shape perceived efficacy of autocracy and democracy
The result of the war in Ukraine will shape the perceived efficacy of autocracy and democracy, one observer suggests. Is the world witnessing a revisionist moment? the Munich Security Report… Read more »