The democratic, relatively prosperous and largely pro-U.S. nature of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been a strategic asset for the United States for decades. Yet, the region today… Read more »
Civil society and human rights groups today issued an open letter to former US President Barack Obama to request assistance in calling for the unconditional release from jail of Obama… Read more »
It’s time to strategically reframe civil society programs in China, substituting “democracy promotion” rhetoric with substantive, non-ideological language such as “civic engagement” and “capacity bridging,” according to a new analysis…. Read more »
China has reportedly reached an agreement with Cuba to host an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island nation, which is roughly 100 miles from the coast of Florida, in what… Read more »
Senegal has shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West… Read more »
Ukraine needs a measured lustration policy to strengthen security and rebuild its democracy, say analysts Geoff Dancy, Kathryn Sikkink, Mykhailo Soldatenko, and Patrick Vinck. As it has been practiced in… Read more »
As democratic norms erode in Tunisia, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers wants to ensure proposed aid cuts don’t undermine the very civil society actors seeking to reverse the North African… Read more »
As Twitter limits access to a tool to analyse conversations on the platform, researchers will be deprived of information that sheds light on political hate speech and incitement to violence…. Read more »
Vladimir Putin still maintains a strong grip on power in Russia in spite of the Kremlin’s handling of the war and its myriad consequences for Russian society, according to Bruno… Read more »
History tells us war is a question of will, @general_ben tells @FukuyamaFrancis @americanpurpose. One reason why #Ukraine will defeat #Russia in the coming months & threaten their position in #Crimea…. Read more »