Why COVID-19 is a ‘litmus test’ for democracy
Far more people around the world think China has responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic than those who think the United States has done a good job, a poll by… Read more »
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China’s malign designs on democracy
Charlemagne – Europe’s “Sinatra doctrine” on China https://t.co/QQDHFrbrUW — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) June 11, 2020 The European Union is treating China as a geopolitical chimera, The Economist observes: In 2019… Read more »
Post-Covid democracy: Renewal with Chinese characteristics?
What will the post-Covid state look like? For citizens in the world’s democracies, the choice ultimately will be between various forms of abdication and concerted action, says a leading analyst. … Read more »
‘Strong Yet Brittle’: Digital authoritarianism less resilient than democracy
Authoritarian governments increasingly adopt technology-centric national strategies and methods of internal governance. They control their societies through digital censorship, propaganda, and surveillance, and use these same tools to manipulate foreign… Read more »
Democracy must not become pandemic’s ‘silent victim’
As governments adopt extraordinary measures to combat Covid-19, it is vital to ensure democracy does not become the silent victim of the pandemic, some 28 global leaders caution in an… Read more »
‘Taking the Pulse of Democracy’: Mexico and the Americas 2018/19
Why did Argentina, Brazil and Mexico react so differently to COVID-19? Responses to this question are usually limited to whether their presidents – Alberto Fernández, Jair Bolsonaro and Andrés Manuel… Read more »
The ‘Vegas rule’ and Selective Wilsonianism: When the West does (and doesn’t) advance democracy
The “Vegas rule” — what happens in a single nation stays there — “does not apply in today’s global world,” according to Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass. Greenhouse… Read more »
Central Europe – a laboratory for democracy and security?
Imagine that in five to ten years, Central Europe has become a laboratory for democracy and security in Europe, note analysts Wojciech Przybylski and Galan Dall. After decades of following… Read more »
Who is undermining democracy in CEE & Eurasia? Stalinization of Russia’s historical propaganda.
Hungary was the first democratic victim of the coronavirus. It may not be the last, Boise State’s Steven Feldstein writes for Foreign Policy. China’s foreign policy has increasingly weakened democratic… Read more »
Democracy ‘waking from Covid-19 hibernation’ or ‘dangers much greater than opportunities’?
“Overall, the dangers are much greater than the opportunities” in terms of the pandemic’s impact on liberty and democracy, says Stanford University’s Francis Fukuyama. “I do think there are opportunities… Read more »