Freedom’s struggle in the Indo-Pacific: A new experiment
What is the best balance of political freedom and economic openness? We are about to witness a demonstration of whether an authoritarian state can take over a free society and… Read more »
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Don’t underestimate legitimacy’s role in democratic resilience
Contentious elections in divided countries can cause lasting damage to the legitimacy of democratic institutions, even if some observers have underestimated the resilience of democracy and rule of law, says… Read more »
Venezuela’s opposition needs ‘to rethink alternatives’ after election charade
This week, Venezuelans are being asked to go to the polls not once but twice, in two bizarrely conflicting electoral events. On Monday, December 7, the government of embattled president Nicolas Maduro… Read more »
Coronavirus a ‘catalyst for global civil society’?
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact not only on government policies but also on societies, says a leading analyst. The crisis has played out at the public authority… Read more »
How pro-active democracies can withstand disinformation
In the 20th century democracies were defined by freedom of expression, pluralism and the metaphor of a ‘marketplace of ideas’, and authoritarian regimes by censorship and state media control, the… Read more »
Will distrustful Gen Z shake up foreign policy?
Research has shown that personal trust in the U.S. is linked to broader confidence in democratic institutions, greater communal participation and fewer reported negative feelings like anxiety and depression, the Pew Research Center notes…. Read more »
Exporting autocracy: China the ‘biggest threat to democracy’ since WWII?
A senior US intelligence official has labeled China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since the Second World War, saying it was set on global domination. “The intelligence… Read more »
Democracy-upholding (rather than promotion) to underpin reinvigorated transatlantic relations?
Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin is concerned at the likelihood of a shift in US foreign policy towards advancing democracy and human rights, a leading expert attests. “One feature of the newly… Read more »
Sources of resilience: Democracy ‘contains seeds of its own recovery’
Some warn that the current identity-driven populist discontent will cause democracies to die—an outcome that its foes, championed by Vladimir Putin, have schemed to bring about, The Economist reports: The… Read more »
Southeast Asian illiberals using pandemic to consolidate power
Even before the coronavirus emerged, growing political polarization, illiberal populism and sectarianism, the legacy of authoritarian rule, and the continuing influence of militaries in politics were undermining democratic politics in… Read more »