Democracy and human rights activists are expressing concern over the arrest of the brother of a prominent journalist, in the latest of a series of cases which have “chilled” Egypt’s… Read more »
The State Department announced Wednesday it is appointing a special coordinator to oversee relations with Tibet, The Hill reports. Robert Destro, who serves as assistant secretary of the Bureau of… Read more »
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov announced Tuesday that he plans to ask Parliament for a new vote on their prime minister nominee, Reuters reports [HT: Cipher Brief]: The move could be… Read more »
Supposing that the world order can be placed somewhere in the spectrum between constitutionalized and authoritarian, China’s narrative power-play during the Covid outbreak might have moved the post-pandemic order closer… Read more »
This week Ethiopia’s government entered the controversial sixth year of its five-year mandate. But the administration of Abiy Ahmed isn’t going anywhere… not even after a particularly violent summer, notes… Read more »
El Salvador is embarking on the same path as Venezuela, and President Nayib Bukele is using democracy “to dismantle it,” a Washington forum heard yesterday. “El Salvador is closely connected… Read more »
Montenegro’s president nominated Zdravko Krivokapic, the leader of a pro-Serb opposition alliance backed by the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church, to form a government on Thursday, ending three decades of socialist… Read more »
Defending core values should be an essential national interest for any foreign policy responding to challenges by revisionist powers, argues a recent analysis. But does an ethical dimension to foreign policy… Read more »
An insightful new paper from Brookings analyst Thomas Wright examines the debate between restorationists (who would continue the Obama Administration’s foreign policy approach) and reformers (who would challenge key elements… Read more »
Check out the latest preview from @NEDemocracy‘s @JoDemocracy https://t.co/PUcHRI5q7S — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 22, 2020 The revolution in Belarus will be recalled for several features that make it unique,… Read more »