Resisting populism, renovating democracy in the age of globalization
The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a debate about the role of democracy in the international system, The Brookings… Read more »
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From ‘Chinese influence’ to ‘Beijing interference’: Time to aid Mongolia
Globally, China’s reputation has deteriorated significantly since 2012 stemming from a perception of financial, diplomatic, and military bullying as well as blowback from the increasingly naked geostrategic ambitions of the… Read more »
Bipartisan democratic unity can counter ‘brotherhood of authoritarianism’
If Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party are allowed to crush Hong Kong’s democracy movement, it will mark a grave and significant victory for authoritarian ideology over democracy, says… Read more »
New sanctions target Cubazuela links
The United States hit Venezuela with a new round of sanctions on Tuesday, targeting the crisis-battered country’s ties with Cuba, which supports Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, AFP reports: The move… Read more »
Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know
What drives polarization? Where does it come from? How can we implement institutional reform in order to effectively address it? the American Enterprise Institute asks. AEI’s Dan Cox and Stan… Read more »
Georgia’s civil society warns of ‘democratic backsliding and state capture’
Over the decades, Georgians have made great strides in moving toward a truly democratic, European nation, despite daunting challenges — not least from Russia, which invaded in a brief but… Read more »
‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization
Political polarization is tearing at the seams of democracies around the world—from Brazil, India, and Kenya, to Poland, Turkey, and the United States, Carnegie Endowment scholar Thomas Carothers observes in… Read more »
The United Kingdom of Absurdistan: Britain’s ‘Enemy of the People’
By undermining Parliament in one of the most important political debates of the century, British premier Boris Johnson poses the same dangers to liberal democracy that populist agitators did to… Read more »
Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?
Modern Europe’s political structure is based on the supposition that capitalism and democracy can be compatible – so the most urgent challenge of our times is reconciling the two, argues… Read more »
Exporting digital authoritarianism: How to build democratic resilience
As Russia, China, and other states advance influence through forms of digital authoritarianism, stronger responses are needed from the U.S. and like-minded partners to limit the effects of their efforts,… Read more »