Why China won’t bury us
“China gave us the virus. And the free world gave us the vaccines.” the chess champion and democracy advocate Garry Kasparov told the NYT’s Bret Stephens. You don’t have to… Read more »
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Democracy, yes. Liberal democracy? Not so much, says CEE survey
Democracy does not equate to liberal democracy, according to the latest GLOBSEC Trends 2021 survey: The identification of democracy as an ideal governance system has plummeted by 15 percentage points… Read more »
Democracy needs ‘fact fightback’ to avert ‘splinternet’
The COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating social and economic repercussions have provided a golden opportunity for malevolent actors to push anti-Western narratives into the mainstream, notes analyst Daniel Milo…. Read more »
Digital technology aids fight against corruption in Latin America
Nayib Bukele won El Salvador’s presidency on an anti-corruption platform, excoriating the malfeasance of the two wartime parties that had governed the country since the 1980s, note Noah Bullock and… Read more »
How to reconcile democracy promotion and cooperation with rivals?
Mature democracies must shun the temptation to glorify an individual political personality and make sure that the rule of law prevails over partisan interests, Pope Francis said on Monday. Without naming… Read more »
Making Hong Kong China: Human rights and rule of law rolled back
New educational guidelines lay out how schools should approach issues such as the controversial national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong last year. Among other topics, students as young… Read more »
US concerned at jailing of Pakistan activist’s father
The United States voiced concern on Thursday after a prominent activist said her ailing father had been thrown back into prison in what she saw as retribution for her outspokenness. Gulalai… Read more »
How to renovate global democracy support
In the face of a long-term democratic recession and a pandemic-fueled spike in authoritarian practices, the international democracy support community needs renewed energy, ideas, and leadership, according to a new… Read more »
‘More mice than Mussolinis’: Year of elections to test Latin America’s democracies
When Ecuadoreans choose a new president and legislature on February 7th, they will begin a busy political year across Latin America. Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Peru and Nicaragua are due… Read more »
‘A World Safe for the Party’? CGTN ban a major blow to China’s sharp power
Britain’s media regulator on Thursday revoked a Chinese TV licence after it concluded that the Chinese Communist Party had ultimate editorial responsibility for the channel while Beijing lodged an official… Read more »