Albania: From ‘Pyongyang of Europe’ to refugee haven
When The FT’s Alec Russell was last in Albania, 30 years ago, it was the basket case of Europe. Now, inspiringly, Albania has inverted that narrative and become a haven… Read more »
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‘Refusal not an option’: Why Albania opened its doors to Afghan refugees
Albania was one of the first nations to throw open its doors to Afghans when the Taliban took over on August 15. Within hours, Prime Minister Edi Rama had announced… Read more »
Evacuated Afghan artists paint mural in Albania’s capital
@DamonMacWilson head of @NEDemocracy and members of @Artlords paint a wall mural in Tirana, Albania, Thursday Dec. 16, 2021. https://t.co/9jzCEmZw6c via @reflectornews — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) December 17, 2021 A… Read more »
Did the EU help autocrats to weaponize migrants?
The violent clashes at the Poland-Belarus border resulting from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s cynical weaponization of migrants were in part caused by European Union deals with authoritarian regimes to curb… Read more »
A new playbook needed to assist fragile democracies
The COVID pandemic preyed more on weaker democracies and fragile states while political systems with strong rule of law and separation of powers have proved more resilient, notes the new… Read more »
Sudan’s transition in the balance
Sudan’s military has announced a deal to reinstate Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, just under a month after dissolving his government in a coup, Reuters reports. The military leadership on Sunday released… Read more »
‘Authoritarian encroachment’ vs democratic renewal
One reason many countries were willing to embrace democratic models was the success of the US and other Western nations in the 20th century. But if democracy no longer looks… Read more »
How Biden’s summit can generate democratic renewal
The world’s democracies must develop a common agenda to address the threats posed by resurgent autocrats and to address democratic backsliding, said the International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR), in… Read more »
Discrediting democracy in ‘sharp power’ battle of ideas
Opinions of American democracy have declined overseas even as other forms of US power remain in high regard, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Centre. “A median… 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 »