21st century’s ‘fiercest fight’- to save democracy
Evan Mawarire, Marina Nemat and Wai Hnin Pwint Thon are among the many twenty first century’s freedom fighters — individuals who have risked their lives and liberty in a battle… Read more »
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Reports of Arab Spring’s death greatly exaggerated?
The fate of Tunisian activist Moncef Marzouki (above) underlines the sense that the region’s democratic experiment has failed — but he says reports of the Arab Spring’s death are greatly… Read more »
‘Lenin would be baffled’ – Putin’s Russia today
Today many Russian democrats, desperate to get Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin, find themselves voting for the Communists. They are well aware of the irony, the Economist reports: But,… Read more »
Summit for Democracy needs affirmative agenda for renewal
Transatlanticism enhances democracy promotion and collective security in Europe and Asia, augmenting an international order shaped by deliberation and cooperation, argues Catholic University professor Michael C. Kimmage. So the Biden… Read more »
The ‘new West Berlin’ on front lines of ideological competition?
In today’s ideological competition between illiberal autocracy and liberal democracy, Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia have made major investments in tools for propagating their worldviews and explaining their policies. The United… Read more »
The human factor in political transitions
An individual leader’s acceptance of democratic norms and values can play a vital role in facilitating the development of civil society and political transitions, says a leading expert. Russia will… Read more »
‘A constant light in dark times’ – Chito Gascon, R.I.P.
Democracy and human rights advocates are mourning the passing of Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon, chairman of the Philippines’ Commission on Human Rights, who succumbed to COVID-19 at the age of… Read more »
Towards a global coalition for democracy?
One of the great achievements of the U.S. and its allies was crafting a world system in which liberal democracy is regarded as the sole form of legitimate government, notes… Read more »
North Africa Faces the Pandemic, Probing Democracy, and other events
North Africa Faces the Pandemic: Carnegie’s Middle East Program invites you to an online discussion on the pandemic’s effect on vulnerable populations in Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco & Tunisia. Acting Sada editor-in-chief Rafiah Al-Talei… Read more »
Russia caught between Scylla of instability and Charybdis of stagnation
Despite the Kremlin’s international assertiveness, Russia’s principal strategic challenges are domestic, according to a prominent analyst. In the political realm, the looming hurdle will be managing the transition to a… Read more »