The “slow but perceptible rise of Russian civil society” combined with the gradual contraction of the pro-regime majority presents a challenge to the Kremlin, say two leading analysts. But the… Read more »
How effective are international diplomacy and civic advocacy in countering human rights abuses? Iran and Cuba offer two prime opportunities where the Biden administration can prioritize human freedom by making… Read more »
Xi Jinping‘s shift to Neo-Stalinism may hasten rather than retard China’s eventual democratization, says a leading expert. While he seems to think that he is the only man who can… Read more »
Ten years ago, as protests flared across the Arab world, Western governments failed to meet a date with destiny and help nurture dreams of democracy, missing an unprecedented chance to… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Russian rights activists on Thursday condemned draft legislation including a significant expansion of who can be labelled a “foreign agent” as a new clampdown on dissent, Agence France Presse reports…. Read more »
The central challenge facing Western democracies is “a persistent asymmetric threat from authoritarian challengers who aim to reshape the global order in their favor,” says a recent meaty report from a… Read more »
The intentional use of misleading information to influence societies, or disinformation, presents a serious threat to the integrity of democratic systems, according to analysts Daniel Fried and Alina Polyakova. Authoritarian states… Read more »
China is one of several authoritarian regimes “increasingly acting in concert,” according to a leading international human rights lawyer. China’s Xi Jinping, Iran’s Ali Khamenei, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Russia’s Vladimir… Read more »