The glue that keeps democracies together? Political trust
A thorough understanding of the effects of political trust, and how it can be built, is essential to combat the rise of populism and anti-system parties, and would be valuable… Read more »
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‘Nuclear option’ spells beginning of the end for Hong Kong’s one-country, two-systems
SPORTING A HELMET, goggles and a respirator, the uniform of Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters, Lady Liberty raises her left arm to the sky—or rather, to the ceiling (see below). She… Read more »
Why democracies have the edge in coping with crisis
Throughout the centuries, competitors of the prevailing system have known that disaster presents them with an opportunity. Writing about the Black Death, which culled more than 40 per cent of… Read more »
Hope for Eastern Europe’s civil society: Scenarios for the Eastern Partnership
Hundreds of people in Minsk protested against the rule of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the largest opposition demonstration of the year. They denounced the authoritarian rule of Lukashenko, who… Read more »
China at a Crossroads: pandemic shifting ‘from a war for survival to a war of ideology’
As Russia and China unleash an online wave of disinformation about COVID-19, the pandemic is shifting “from a war for survival to a war of ideas and a war of… Read more »
Pandemic represents ‘high-water mark’ for brittle authoritarian model’s appeal?
It is quite possible that the coronavirus pandemic will represent the high-water mark for the appeal of the authoritarian model and of its two standard-bearers, China and Russia, according to… Read more »
Hong Kong democrats ‘left reeling’ by China’s power grab
Pro-democracy activists have called for mass protests against what they see as erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy entailed in a proposed national security law to ban “treason, secession, sedition and… Read more »
‘The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life’ lifts the veil
As the case of an Australian student, 20-year-old Drew Pavlou, who carried on a program of activism including stunts like posting a “Covid-19 Biohazard” warning in front of his university’s… Read more »
Illiberal Hungary ‘mounting an ambitious ideological campaign’?
Budapest’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has been to suspend parliament and give Prime Minister Viktor Orbán open-ended powers to rule by decree. Will the latest move by the ruling… Read more »
Why did post-Cold War West ‘lose its political balance’?
The global condition of democracy notably weakened over the past month, according to the Atlantic Council’s State of the Order, which examines the most important events impacting the democratic world… Read more »