Silent Invasion: China’s sharp power undermining democracy
The mayor of an Australian city has admitted that, at the request of a Chinese official, its local council got rid of a Taiwanese flag that some school students painted… Read more »
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Sadr poll win highlights potential for non-sectarian politics in Iraq?
An Iraqi nationalist cleric who led two uprisings against US troops has taken a surprise lead in parliamentary elections, fending off Iran-backed rivals and the country’s incumbent prime minister, the… Read more »
Forging a ‘New Deal’ for South Africa
The last president of apartheid South Africa is feeling a lot better about his country’s prospects. The scandal-tainted reign of Jacob Zuma that dragged the rainbow nation’s reputation and economy into the… Read more »
‘Fresh thinking’ needed to renew democracy
Disturbing global trends, such as populism and authoritarianism, are imperiling the basic tenets of liberal democracy, according to the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI), an effort to reinvigorate democracy and combat… Read more »
Autocracy with Chinese characteristics?
Most Western observers have long believed that democracy and capitalism go hand in hand, that economic liberalization both requires and propels political liberalization, notes Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of… Read more »
Muzzled Media: ‘perfect storm’ threatens press freedom
Independent media are facing a “perfect storm” of challenges, from capture by oligarchs to the emergence of “post-truth” politics, says Mark Nelson, director of the Center for International Media Assistance… Read more »
Russian kleptocrats ‘fraught with anxieties’: why the latest sanctions will bite
The lives of Russian kleptocrats in Britain are suddenly fraught with new anxieties, the Washington Post reports: Critics in London of Russian President Vladimir Putin are reevaluating their need for… Read more »
Tunisia could be regional model or inspiration, but….
Tunisia has continued to make progress on democracy, including a Constitution guaranteeing fundamental rights, but there is still a lot to do, says a UN expert. “Tunisia still faces numerous… Read more »
The Awakening of Muslim Democracy: a New Political Islam
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is one of a crop of present-day political leaders who value the respectability an ostensibly democratic election confers but don’t want to risk actually losing the vote, the… Read more »
Digital Resilience: Russia beating the West ‘hands down’ in information warfare
When it comes to information warfare, Russia is beating the West hands down, says a leading analyst. The disinformation focused on the Skripal poisoning has many similarities with the Kremlin… Read more »