Reversing the dangerous erosion of U.S. democracy is urgent, but the argument that this requires abandoning efforts to uphold democratic values elsewhere has it backwards, say two leading observers. Commitments… Read more »
The failure of attacks on American democracy shows the value of strong institutions, says an adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. If the United States can overcome such assaults, it may… Read more »
It would be wrong to conclude that recent events mean that the United States has somehow lost its standing to speak up for democracy and human rights globally, says a… Read more »
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff said terrorism could persist in the country for the next twenty years after Boko Haram claimed responsibility (HT: CFR) for killing dozens of farmers in… Read more »
The central challenge facing Western democracies is “a persistent asymmetric threat from authoritarian challengers who aim to reshape the global order in their favor,” says a recent meaty report from a… Read more »
Some warn that the current identity-driven populist discontent will cause democracies to die—an outcome that its foes, championed by Vladimir Putin, have schemed to bring about, The Economist reports: The… Read more »
Authoritarian regimes supplant democratic governments in various ways, according to this year’s Robert H. Kirschner, MD, Human Rights Memorial Lecture at the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights. “Of course,… Read more »
It is during a moment of democratic regression that opportunities for renewal and resilience become both evident and imperative. Around the world, COVID-19 has tested democracies and accelerated trends toward… Read more »
Reviving confidence in liberal democracy will require a much more visible effort from the world’s democracies and leaders should be asking what they can do to help restore faith in… Read more »
Fears of COVID-19’s damaging impact on democracy were overstated, argues one observer. But whether you call it democratic erosion, democratic breakdown, or de-democratization, the pre-existing condition remains a threat, others… Read more »