Why democracies fail to deliver
Is democracy the only kind of political system that can deliver on prosperity and stability? asks Alina Rocha Menocal, a senior research fellow in the politics and governance programme at the Overseas… Read more »
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Why liberal democracies avoid war, reduce civil conflict
International Peace Day is an appropriate occasion for assessing democracy’s contribution to peace and security. The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, also known as the Paris Peace Pact, does not have a good… Read more »
Corruption: the last hurdle for Ukraine’s recovery
Ukraine has made remarkable progress, positioning the economy for strong growth. But, as is so often the case in post-Soviet states, old-school clientelism could quickly smother the promise of… Read more »
Time to stop South Africa’s descent into despotism
In recent months, Brazil and South Korea have shown how far countries can go in the fight against corruption. No one, not even the president, has been above the… Read more »
Did the democratic world ‘fail Syria’?
The democratic world failed Syria, argues Fadi Azzam, a Syrian writer and the author of the novel Sarmada. “I don’t mean the West’s politicians, foreign ministers and generals. I mean… Read more »
Call to ‘strengthen and sustain’ Community of Democracies
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that North Korea’s continuing missile tests threaten the entire world and stressed the United States was working closely with regional… Read more »
RT, Sputnik and Russia’s New Theory of War
The Kremlin has developed one of the most powerful information weapons of the 21st century — and it may be impossible to stop, notes Jim Rutenberg, The New York… Read more »
A problem much bigger than Putin
Do Russia’s size, political culture and distrust of the Western world make it unsuitable for democracy? Absolutely not, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the founder of Open Russia, a movement committed to… Read more »
Observers under fire for ‘rubber stamping’ Kenya vote
Accused of glossing over flaws in Kenya’s election which later caused the result to be overturned, international observers are under a harsh spotlight ahead of a re-run in October, AFP… Read more »
Countering violent extremism: learning from other democracies
How does terrorism end? Is it effective as a means of securing political power? Robin Wright asks in The New Yorker: Sinn Féin—the I.R.A.’s political wing—is the most popular party… Read more »