Has Kremlin cracked democracy’s code?
German politicians have warned that hackers and others acting for the Russian state could undermine Germany’s general elections next year, the BBC reports: The German election is at risk from… Read more »
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Don’t overstate turn from democracy
People in Europe and the United States have soured on the idea of democracy and have become open to nondemocratic ways to run their countries, according to Roberto Stefan Foa… Read more »
Russia’s threat to liberal democracy: Putin making world safe for autocracy
With the end of the Cold War and the expansion of NATO and the EU to virtually all of Central and Eastern Europe, liberal democracy seemed ascendant and secure as… Read more »
A Dark Age for European Democracy?
In recent months, nationalists and populists on both sides of the Atlantic have challenged the values that have been at the heart of the transatlantic alliance of liberal democracies for… Read more »
Supporting local civil society in Ukraine
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support local civil society… Read more »
Supporting human rights defenders in Eurasia
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) has announced a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that… Read more »
Taking liberal democracy for granted?
Acceptance of liberty as the foundation of legitimate government, and of an international system built on liberal ideas — is under greater threat than at any point since the fall… Read more »
Do Africans still want democracy?
A decade-long upward trend in African citizens’ demand for democracy has ended with a downward turn since 2012, according to a new Afrobarometer analysis. But despite these warning signs of… Read more »
From Arab Spring to Arab crisis: a future for democracy in MENA?
A recent news item on the BBC’s English website neatly captured the sharp contrast in how, five years later, various Arab rulers, citizens and non-Arab observers view the popular uprisings… Read more »
Advancing democracy ‘through engagement and partnership’
The United States invested $585 million in advancing democracy, human rights and governance over the past year, according to the Department of State’s financial report for fiscal year 2016. “In… Read more »