The pressing challenges that, from Latin America to East Asia, are shaping the balance between democracy and authoritarianism is the focus of the just-released July 2020 issue of the NED’s… Read more »
On July 31, @JCPinckney, @EricaChenoweth, @Ras_Karya, @HardyMerriman, Huda Shafig and @USIP’s @MariaJStephan will discuss why some movement-driven transitions end in democracy and others don’t: https://t.co/KItDBpoK9V #PeoplePower4Peace — U.S. Institute… Read more »
Sudan is on a fragile path to democracy after a popular uprising led the military to overthrow former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir in April last year, The Post reports. The… Read more »
President Vladimir Putin’s opponents agree a nationwide vote next month that could extend his rule is a sham, but are split over whether to campaign for a “No” vote or… Read more »
#HK is like Berlin of the last Cold War. If HK falls for lack of US actions against China, Taiwan will follow, and so will US interests in Asia. It… Read more »
The novel coronavirus pandemic will only exacerbate recent anti-democratic trends, according to a new policy brief from the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI). While “it is neither foreseeable how fast and… Read more »
Democracies are better equipped to cope with crises like the current Covid-19 pandemic and at less risk of institutional breakdown than many commentators believe, new research suggests. Comparisons of the… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the very weaknesses that have marked the democratic erosion of the last decade in most of the 137 developing and transformation countries examined in the… Read more »
Hong Kong authorities arrested fifteen prominent activists, including former lawmakers, in what is thought to be the largest crackdown (HT: CFR) on the city’s pro-democracy movement since mass protests began… Read more »
The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened the U.S. and its allies Monday as he addressed a pro-government demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people denouncing last week’s… Read more »