A democratic roadmap for Ukraine: Retribution and regime change?
We cannot allow Ukraine to fail financially through no fault of its own, says Anders Åslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum, and the author of Russia’s… Read more »
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Nigeria’s citizens’ opportunity to reclaim the state
Next February, Nigeria will hold its seventh election since transitioning to democracy in 1999. Nearly 100 million Nigerians are registered to vote, most of them under 25. By 2050, according… Read more »
What the West gets wrong about Xi’s ‘totalitarian shadow’
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is poised to convene for its 20th Congress starting October 16, a new report from Freedom House* documents intensifying efforts by the party to… Read more »
Reforming media amid political upheaval
How can media sector advocates can advance a vision of progressive reform during democratic transitions and how can the international community best support them? The latest report from the Center… Read more »
‘Tinderbox’ Iran: Protests expose broken social contract
President Biden has gone farther, faster in supporting protests in Iran than Barack Obama did in 2009 and promises even more to help demonstrators and punish the regime, the Washington Post… Read more »
Transition or repression? Three scenarios for Iran’s protest movement
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for… Read more »
‘Weaving Resilience’: Engage autocrats on ideological battlefields
The world can’t wait for us to counter Russian and Chinese disinformation, support democratic struggles abroad, stabilize and improve democratic institutions, and forge partnerships between democratic organizations and actors, says… Read more »
How to sustain momentum in countering kleptocracy
The U.S. Senate has had to make room on its schedule for consideration of the “Breaking Russia’s Energy Addicted Kleptocracy and Punishing Uncivil Tyrant Invading Neighbor Act,” reports suggest…. Read more »
Putin’s demise: Gradually, then suddenly?
Authoritarian regimes create incentives for officials to shelter leaders from the truth, especially bad news, as we can see in Russia, said Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international… Read more »
Ukraine proves the West needs a new Russia strategy
This off-ramp won’t stay open for long. https://t.co/phx6ay4l9I — Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis) October 3, 2022 Three determining factors will play an outsized role in Ukraine’s future: support from America and European… Read more »