Russia – ‘These are the dark forces’
As the @NobelPrize-winning Belarusian writer @SAlexievich recently put it to Nina L. Khrushcheva, Vladimir Putin wins “first prize in absurdity.” He “wants to be the worst barbarian on the European… Read more »
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‘West North Korea’: China’s age of malaise
The Mystery of the Disappearing Chinese Officials https://t.co/DrdqysZUWy — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) October 26, 2023 How did Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo become a literary icon in a country famed for… Read more »
New alliance for freedom can challenge autocracy ‘from the front lines’
A new “alliance of democracy defenders” is imperative to counter the intensifying cooperation among members of a global “autocratic network,” Venezuelan opposition leader and former political prisoner Leopoldo López contends… Read more »
Sparks: The samizdat movement challenging China’s Communist Party
A “growing number of Chinese see the Party’s monopoly of the past as the root of their country’s current authoritarian malaise,” according to a new book by Ian Johnson, a… Read more »
Egypt’s ‘carousel of repression’ claims democracy advocate
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi cancelled a trip to South Africa because he feared being arrested for his role in the Rabaa massacre, a former minister has said. The revelation was made… Read more »
China’s economic troubles could signal ‘foundational decline’
NEW: CSIS experts dive into China’s political warfare campaign, including intel ops, cyber ops, information & disinformation ops, united front activity, irregular military actions, and economic coercion, in our most… Read more »
EU rewards Tunisia’s authoritarian drift?
The European Union signed a major deal with Tunisia on Sunday, promising the North African country as much as €1 billion ($1.12 bn) in investment, financial aid and loans in… Read more »
China’s ‘neighborhood botch’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has promulgated a new law on foreign affairs to legitimize tough measures that Beijing is taking against the “bullying” of the “hegemonic West,” notes Dr. Willy… Read more »
Cuba’s ‘inner circle of power’ ramps up repression
Raúl Castro lacked the theatrical skills of Fidel Castro, but being a precise and methodological manager, he hand–picked the military inner circle of power, with the close input of retiring… Read more »
‘Putin’s in a zugzwang’: The beginning of the end?
As rattled as they may have been by an armed insurrection in a nuclear-weapons state, Russia’s friends and business partners are unlikely to abandon Vladimir Putin, according to diplomats and… Read more »