Autocratic resurgence vs democratic renewal: 7-3 halftime score?
Liberal democracy is back to where it was in 1989, says the most recent report from the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V–Dem) – in other words, the massive gains in… Read more »
Category: Democratic institutions
The ‘trillion-dollar question’: Can Kremlin inner circle restrain or remove Putin?
A military revolt against Putin is more possible now than it was before the invasion of Ukraine, but the odds against it remain long. Wars like Putin’s can breed resentment… Read more »
Ukraine: why, how, and what happens next
If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, it certainly will not doom democracy around the world or even in Europe. But research suggests that domestic regime types, including liberal or constitutional democracy,… Read more »
Ukraine: ‘What Putin Fears Most’
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO membership was often seen as a path toward EU integration among the new democracies of central and eastern Europe. But since NATO… Read more »
‘Breaking the Impasse’? Jordan’s democratic reforms
Jordan is currently wrestling with a bold timeline of democratic reforms introduced by a royal commission in October 2021 and ratified by parliament in January, notes a new report from… Read more »
‘Disheveled’ democracy vs ruthless autocracy: Ukraine fighting to survive
On the eve of what could be a Russian invasion, Ukrainians appear united against the threat from Moscow — but also battling among themselves for political advantage in Kyiv. The… Read more »
For most, democracy’s a recent achievement. And dictatorship not a distant memory
To people living in democracies, authoritarianism may seem like a long-forgotten part of history. For as long as they can remember, their fellow citizens have had the right to voice… Read more »
Power Atlas highlights new geopolitical dispensation
Covid-19 has transformed public health into an arena of geopolitical competition; at the same time, pandemics are a global challenge requiring international cooperation, the European Council on Foreign Relations suggests…. Read more »
‘No coincidence’: Anti-corruption efforts stagnate with democracy under assault, says CPI
Corruption levels remain at a standstill worldwide, with 86 per cent of countries making little to no progress in the last 10 years, according to the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index… Read more »
Autocracies outperform democracies on public trust, says Edelman survey
Citizens of authoritarian regimes trust their major institutions more than citizens of democracies trust theirs, a global survey has found. Public trust in governments running the world’s democracies has fallen… Read more »