A New Era in Online Engagement in MENA
People in the Middle East and North Africa have greater access to the Internet, technology and online tools and platforms than ever before. At a time when traditional space… Read more »
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Central African Republic: delay elections to bring peace?
After decades of political decay and recent civil war, the Central African Republic is considered a “phantom state” (International Crisis Group) or a “failed state” (Freedom House). Everything that defines… Read more »
January 2009 Bulletin
Subscribe to the Democracy Digest Blog RSS feed here. Contents Obama’s inaugural – nuanced support for democracy assistance? Engage Iran’s ‘grand alliance’ for reform Afghanistan: corruption and ‘legitimacy… Read more »
October 2008 Bulletin
Democracy Digest Get a regular Democracy Digest update by subscribing to the RSS feed or subscribe to the feed by e-mail. Inside this Issue: Economic crisis could turn democracy’s… Read more »
Russian revanchism can and must be defeated in Ukraine
The Ukraine war is only the first phase of a broader conflict between Western democracies and an emerging axis comprising Russia and its allies, according to VoxUkraine’s Ilona Sologoub and… Read more »
Winning the second Cold War in a world ‘spinning out of control’
Ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, where U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet, a study comparing views of China… Read more »
Russia – ‘These are the dark forces’
As the @NobelPrize-winning Belarusian writer @SAlexievich recently put it to Nina L. Khrushcheva, Vladimir Putin wins “first prize in absurdity.” He “wants to be the worst barbarian on the European… Read more »
People’s AI can ‘strengthen, not scupper’ democracy?
The International Forum for Democratic Studies hosts a virtual event launching the new report “Setting Democratic Ground Rules for AI: Civil Society Strategies” (above). The Forum’s Beth Kerley shares… Read more »
Israel ‘another ‘democracy under threat’
Mutual democratic values underpin U.S. solidarity with Israel in the wake of the weekend’s atrocities by Hamas, according to White House national security spokesman John Kirby. “As a vibrant democracy,… Read more »
China’s sharp power billions seek ‘consent’
Amid ongoing efforts by the Taiwanese authorities to stem a roiling tide of Chinese money and disinformation aimed at influencing Taiwan’s January presidential elections, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office on… Read more »