Are the authoritarians who grace, or disgrace, our world, from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Vladimir Putin, more like or unlike their twentieth-century predecessors? Two new books, each with virtues of… Read more »
“Crisis of democracy” is a cliché of our time. But what about the even more consequential crisis of autocracy? Just watch the meltdowns in China, Russia, Turkey and arguably Africa’s… Read more »
In early April, the Kremlin’s goal — the dismantling of Ukraine—was discussed in an article titled “What Should Russia Do with Ukraine?” notes Mariupol-born Olexiy Minakov, a columnist for leading… Read more »
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is viewed as a gut-check moment in what U.S. President Joe Biden has described as the 21st -century contest between democracy and autocracy, CSM reports. The… Read more »
@ZelenskyyUa‘s simple presence makes Kremlin ideology seem senseless. Born in 1978, a child of the U.S.S.R., speaks Russian… A Jew, he reminds us that democracy can be multicultural, @TimothyDSnyder writes… Read more »
Democratic resilience is increasingly invoked by policymakers as an aspect of foreign and security strategies, and as an aim of internally strengthening democratic practices, amid changing threat environments, researchers suggest…. Read more »
A “long twilight struggle” between democracy and communism required Americans to bear fresh burdens, John F. Kennedy said in his 1961 inauguration speech. Two years later, Hannah Arendt stated in… Read more »
The Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists today launched its annual report. “Defending Press Freedom in Times of Tension and Conflict” is written by the… Read more »
China today attacked Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky for meeting with exiled Tibetan leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering. The encounter is likely to aggravate already tense relations between China and the… Read more »
Tunisia’s president has been carrying out a creeping coup, demolishing the country’s hard-fought democratic gains bit by bit. With an economy in turmoil and a splintered opposition, is there… Read more »