A year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, governments that have pledged to track down sanctioned Russian elites’ wealth must be publicly accountable about the measures they have taken –… Read more »
To advance democracy as a model of governance, the EU should build a new narrative that squarely promotes it as a universal aspiration but that is tailor-made to local realities… Read more »
Voices from the developing world can build the case that democracy is the best pathway from poverty to prosperity, an Atlantic Council forum heard this week (above). Democracy is the… Read more »
Align U.S. policy with the universal desire for freedom, but maintain a keen sense of unintended consequences and no illusions of easy success, #GeorgePacker writes for @TheAtlantic https://t.co/ftcw9ZfGZd — Democracy… Read more »
The most pressing strategic challenge facing democracies comes “from powers that layer authoritarian governance with a revisionist foreign policy,” says the Biden Administration’s new National Security Strategy. More specifically, competition with… Read more »
The world can’t wait for us to counter Russian and Chinese disinformation, support democratic struggles abroad, stabilize and improve democratic institutions, and forge partnerships between democratic organizations and actors, says… Read more »
Most people around the world want political freedom, and they worry about its absence or fragility. Now more than ever, the world needs the United States to support democracy—and the… Read more »
A U.S. Congressional delegation has reaffirmed a pledge to support democracy in Tunisia, while expressing concern over the government’s authoritarian drift, the Washington-based Arab Center reports. Senators Chris Coons (D-Delaware)… Read more »
Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey. Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine… Read more »
Strategic narratives about the future vary, but they tend to take one of two rough forms, argues Tufts University’s Daniel W. Drezner: Actors with positive expectations believe that the future… Read more »