Polarization a key factor in democracy’s ‘alarming’ decline
The latest Freedom in the World report – compiled by more than 100 experts and drawing on data from 209 countries – describes an “ominous” global erosion of democratic values… Read more »
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Intell chiefs warn of ‘coming ideological battle’ with resurgent authoritarians
Liberal democracies should prepare for “the coming ideological battle” with newly resurgent authoritarian powers, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee heard on Tuesday. “China and Russia are more aligned than… Read more »
West must identify, exploit asymmetric advantages over autocrats
With the re-emergence of great power competition, Russia and China are pursuing asymmetric strategies against the West, using the advantages of authoritarianism—secrecy, deception, a lack of legal or moral constraints—to… Read more »
China’s Authoritarian Challenge: ‘poses greatest threat to democracy’
How should Western liberal democracies confront a China that is taking a page from their own playbook, as it exploits their openness to advance its ideological and geopolitical objectives? asks… Read more »
Lyudmila M. Alexeyeva, R.I.P.
Democracy and human rights advocates are mourning the loss of Lyudmila M. Alexeyeva, a leader of the Russian human rights movement in the Soviet Union and in the era of… Read more »
Georgia a ‘trailblazer for democracy in Caucasus’ or facing ‘uncertain future’?
Georgia “is a trailblazer for democracy in the Caucasus region” but it needs support from the West in order to maintain its liberal democratic trajectory, says president-elect Salomé Zourabichvili. “During… Read more »
Ukraine: trans-Atlantic alliance should counter Russian aggression
U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker says Russia needs to release the Ukrainian sailors taken captive in the Kerch Strait in late November by Christmas or “before the new… Read more »
What Comes Next? Resilience lessons for liberal democracy’s renewal
Are there lessons for renewal from democracies that have faced executive degradation of pre-weakened democratic institutions, particularly countries with polarized populations? In What Comes Next? Lessons for the Recovery of Liberal Democracy, a report… Read more »
‘Bipartisan and nonpartisan vision’ for advancing democracy
The MEP tasked with setting the European Parliament’s position on the EU’s planned support for NGOs has proposed a billion-euro program for promoting democratic values and civil society. The effort… Read more »
Beijing’s information warfare ‘chivvying Taiwan’s vibrant democracy’
Taiwan’s president has accused China of disrupting international stability and committed to boosting her country’s defenses in the face of what Taipei sees as a growing threat from Beijing, The… Read more »