Bipartisanship is a rare and fragile commodity in U.S. politics, but at least one institution continues to draw robust support from across the political spectrum. Democrats and Republicans alike expressed… Read more »
Democratic states should consider the potential of illicit groups for autocratic states as a tool in the competition framework and initiate cross-border policies to prevent transnational organized crime (TOC) involvement… Read more »
Russia’s increasingly globalized campaign on behalf of authoritarian stability has been most visible and ambitious in Syria, but is equally evident in Belarus and further afield, notes a leading analyst…. Read more »
The Biden administration hopes to bring democracies together in a new alliance against autocratic powers led by Beijing, notes a new analysis from the European Council on Foreign Relations. It… Read more »
Global internet freedom declined for the 11th consecutive year as governments increasingly asserted authority over technology platforms and forced businesses to comply with censorship and surveillance, according to Freedom on… Read more »
Russia’s ruling party retained its supermajority in parliament, further cementing President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power following elections that excluded most opposition politicians and were marred by multiple reports of… Read more »
Many observers see this weekend’s Russian elections as the latest stage in a regression from flawed democracy to fully fledged authoritarian state, says a new report from the European Parliament…. Read more »
Two separate constellations of powers are steadily emerging, one largely democratic and led by the United States and the other authoritarian and led by China, Brookings analyst Thomas Wright, Director… Read more »
Journal of Democracy co-editor Larry Diamond, JOD contributor Sheri Berman, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) board member Minxin Pei and former NED board members Francis Fukuyama, William Galston and Suzanne… Read more »
The foreign policy agenda of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft – a coalition of libertarians, neo-realists and the progressive left – would diminish the prospects for liberal democracy and… Read more »