The current stand-off in Ukraine could yet result in military conflict between Russia and the West, analyst Kadri Liik tells the FT’s Gideon Rachman. “I do not exclude it because… Read more »
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today warned that there’s “evidence” Russia is moving to “destabilize Ukraine from within,” according to reports. “We’ve seen this playbook before — in 2014… Read more »
Sudan’s military has announced a deal to reinstate Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, just under a month after dissolving his government in a coup, Reuters reports. The military leadership on Sunday released… Read more »
The number of countries moving in the direction of authoritarianism is three times the number moving toward democracy, according to a new analysis. launched today (above). Authoritarianism is resurgent as autocratic… Read more »
One reason many countries were willing to embrace democratic models was the success of the US and other Western nations in the 20th century. But if democracy no longer looks… Read more »
Reforming a global financial architecture which enables kleptocracy should be on the Summit for Democracy’s agenda, according to the International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR). “It must seek to prevent… Read more »
The world’s democracies must develop a common agenda to address the threats posed by resurgent autocrats and to address democratic backsliding, said the International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR), in… Read more »
Fresh insights on how to create civic spaces in authoritarian settings: small steps matter https://t.co/zZMfLbjn4c via @TC_Africa — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) November 17, 2021 Closing civic space is a critical… Read more »
El Salvador’s congress should reject a proposed law that would require media outlets and journalists receiving funding or payments from abroad to register as “foreign agents,” the Committee to Protect… Read more »
Thousands of Tunisians protesting against President Kais Saied’s seizure of political power four months ago tried to march on the suspended parliament on Sunday, as hundreds of police blocked off… Read more »