Who’s in and who’s out? Democracy Summit shouldn’t be a photo op
US President Joe Biden made it an early theme of his term in office, that democracy is under attack. “We’re at an inflection point,” he told an audience in Germany… Read more »
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After Tunisia’s coup: ‘A moment of counter-revolution’ or new democratic initiative?
Thousands of Tunisians protesting against President Kais Saied’s seizure of political power four months ago tried to march on the suspended parliament on Sunday, as hundreds of police blocked off… Read more »
Digital activism confronts authoritarian adaptation
Protests in Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan, the substantial boycott of Iran’s recent presidential “election”, new forms of activism, and multiple rounds of the Arab Barometer, confirm that people in the… Read more »
‘No magic solutions’: Navigating the democracy-security dilemma
As President Joe Biden and his team seek to put the defense of democracy and protection of human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy, they confront the stubborn… Read more »
A second chance for Tunisia’s fledgling democracy?
Tunisia’s independent media regulator this week closed a television station, Nesma TV, owned by the Heart of Tunisia party leader Nabil Karoui, and a religious radio station, saying both were… Read more »
‘Minilateralism’ can save Summit for Democracy
The Biden administration must ensure that its forthcoming Summit for Democracy does not turn out to be “yet another good idea that is executed poorly.” Another platform for meaningless democracy… Read more »
Can democratic solidarity withstand autocratic resurgence?
At a time of sharpening strategic competition between the democracies and resurgent authoritarians, are the principal axes of democratic solidarity in need of repair? The specter of conflict is haunting… Read more »
Existential threats: Western democracy ‘looking at its nadir’?
India and Pakistan are in. Turkey and Hungary are not. That’s the still-tentative plan, anyway, as the White House has begun to send out invitations for the forthcoming “Summit for… Read more »
The anatomy of backsliding – explaining democratic regress
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that Turkey’s bid to join the bloc had “come to a standstill” amid serious democratic shortfalls, in its most critical annual report since… Read more »
Can Summit for Democracy ‘galvanize democratic renewal worldwide’?
Invitations for U.S. President Joe Biden’s virtual Summit for Democracy will go out this week to heads of state around the world, including the leaders of countries with questionable democratic… Read more »