‘Potemkin politics’: Putin’s Ukraine narrative rings hollow
In his speech to the Russian nation on Monday, President Vladimir V. Putin buoyed his case for codifying the cleavage of two rebel territories from Ukraine by arguing that the… Read more »
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A path to Venezuela’s re-democratization?
Many experts now believe that the path to Venezuela’s re-democratization involves a lengthy negotiation process leading to free and fair presidential elections and the rebuilding of democratic institutions, says a… Read more »
Organized labor – militates against autocracy, mobilizes for democracy
The mobilization of a pro-democracy coalition of trade unions – the Sudanese Professionals Association – raised the profile of student and opposition activists through a public call to spread the… Read more »
‘Grand strategy of democratic solidarity’ can defend international order
In the face of an autocratic resurgence, a “grand strategy of democratic solidarity may show the way” to maintaining core elements of the liberal international order, the Munich Security Conference… Read more »
Can 11th-Hour diplomacy save Ukraine’s soft power ‘magnet of democracy’?
The European Union is preparing several responses to any further moves by Russia to destabilize Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow plans to do, an EU… Read more »
‘Disheveled’ democracy vs ruthless autocracy: Ukraine fighting to survive
On the eve of what could be a Russian invasion, Ukrainians appear united against the threat from Moscow — but also battling among themselves for political advantage in Kyiv. The… Read more »
Belarus to Ukraine: Democratic awakening ‘can’t be put back in the bottle’
The experience of Afghanistan over the past 20 years illustrates the problems and contradictions inherent in the democracy-promotion agenda, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index asserts. The issue of… Read more »
Less than half the world lives in a democracy – EIU Democracy Index 2021
Less than half (45.7%) of the global population lives in a democracy – a pronounced decline from 2020 (49.4%), according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index. Even fewer… Read more »
‘Burner Phone Olympics’ show limits to autocratic solidarity
China today used the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics to present an image of a global power whose authoritarian style of government can go head-to-head with a world dominated… Read more »
Why Putin would risk war: Does Ukraine gambit ‘unite the West’?
Protest is dangerous. Talk of democracy & political change is dangerous. To keep them from spreading, Russia’s rulers must maintain careful control over the life of the nation, @NEDemocracy board… Read more »