Fears of COVID-19’s damaging impact on democracy were overstated, argues one observer. But whether you call it democratic erosion, democratic breakdown, or de-democratization, the pre-existing condition remains a threat, others… Read more »
The US election is the most important since 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in the depths of the Depression. With much trial and error, FDR saved democracy, at… Read more »
The nature of great power competition in the 21st century will shape the world, some observers suggest. So should it be the strategic priority of foreign policy? Given the current… Read more »
Values are gaining increased prominence in foreign policy, driven not least by the China challenge (see above), says a new analysis from Chatham House, the London-based foreign policy think tank…. Read more »
“There’s no doubt that democracy is in crisis, and we’ve talked about that for a long time,” says Carl Gershman, founding leader of the National Endowment for Democracy. “Larry Diamond… Read more »
The military-backed dictatorship of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the most repressive in Egypt’s modern history, a Congressional committee heard yesterday. Despite al-Sisi’s claim that his iron grip is necessary… Read more »
Why Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Should Prompt NATO To Act – Center for American Progress https://t.co/9ywQAEwYWC — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 10, 2020 Core to NATO’s future is its standing… Read more »
The European Union cannot credibly support democratic change and engagement with civil society abroad while those values suffer at home, notes Carnegie analyst Rosa Balfour. The end of representative and… 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 »
As democracy’s global tailwinds shift to headwinds, there is opportunity to better understand how experience with even superficial forms of democratic institutions influences citizen behavior when formal democratic institutions erode… Read more »