Time to disarm political weapon of internet shutdowns
The imposition of an internet shutdowns was among the first acts of Sudan’s military as it seized power in last week’s coup, Access Now reports. UN Special Rapporteur Clement Voule… Read more »
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‘Lenin would be baffled’ – Putin’s Russia today
Today many Russian democrats, desperate to get Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin, find themselves voting for the Communists. They are well aware of the irony, the Economist reports: But,… Read more »
Authoritarian elections: Boycott or participate?
Nicaragua’s opposition National Coalition has announced that it will boycott the November 7 election. The issue of whether to boycott or participate in authoritarian elections presents democratic actors with… Read more »
‘It’s us or them’: Why Sudan’s generals sacrificed transition
The military coup in Sudan came as a shock to many observers even though civilian-military tensions had recently spiked. But Western states should have done more to aid the country’s… Read more »
A ‘Technopolar Moment’? How digital powers will reshape global order
The most important question in geopolitics today might be, Will countries that break up or clamp down on their biggest technology firms also be able to seize the opportunities of… Read more »
Military coup ‘jolts’ or halts Sudan’s fragile transition?
🇸🇩 Sudan halkı darbeye karşı sokaklarda pic.twitter.com/nZ0hYvBg3A — Ismail (@IIsmmaiil_) October 25, 2021 Tens of thousands of civilians took to the streets of Sudan today (above), mobilizing against a military… Read more »
Can democratic solidarity withstand autocratic resurgence?
At a time of sharpening strategic competition between the democracies and resurgent authoritarians, are the principal axes of democratic solidarity in need of repair? The specter of conflict is haunting… Read more »
‘Blank Check’: Who’s enabling kleptocracy?
On September 15, 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $67.38 million loan to Equatorial Guinea under a Rapid Financing Instrument to help the country address the COVID-19 pandemic and catastrophic accidental… Read more »
The anatomy of backsliding – explaining democratic regress
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that Turkey’s bid to join the bloc had “come to a standstill” amid serious democratic shortfalls, in its most critical annual report since… Read more »
Countering Central America’s polarization and democratic backsliding
The European Union (EU) will probably refuse to acknowledge the result of the Nicaraguan elections on November 7, according to a source. “We have a clear idea of what is… Read more »