Has Kremlin cracked democracy’s code?
German politicians have warned that hackers and others acting for the Russian state could undermine Germany’s general elections next year, the BBC reports: The German election is at risk from… Read more »
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Democracy and the Media Challenge in the 21st Century
Many political scientists focus predominantly on the existence of competitive elections to classify whether countries are or are not democracies, says political scientist Elizabeth Stein, the inaugural Mark Helmke Postdoctoral… Read more »
From Arab Spring to Arab crisis: a future for democracy in MENA?
A recent news item on the BBC’s English website neatly captured the sharp contrast in how, five years later, various Arab rulers, citizens and non-Arab observers view the popular uprisings… Read more »
Advancing democracy ‘through engagement and partnership’
The United States invested $585 million in advancing democracy, human rights and governance over the past year, according to the Department of State’s financial report for fiscal year 2016. “In… Read more »
Countering extremism while maintaining democracy
Democracies increasingly face a conundrum: how to counter violent extremism while maintaining democratic institutions and civil liberties, analysts suggest. Violent extremism is one of the principal challenges that emanate from… Read more »
Is ‘Populist International’ Undermining Western Democracy?
Europe’s populists share ideas and ideology, friends and funders, notes analyst Anne Applebaum. They cross borders to appear at one another’s rallies. They have deep contacts in Russia — they… Read more »
What chance for democracy in the Middle East?
There are many lessons to take from the Iraq debacle, notes Gerard Russell, who served as an assistant to Iraq’s first elected prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, in 2005. The postwar… Read more »
Elections could consolidate or undermine Ghana’s democracy
Ghana’s forthcoming elections would further consolidate the country’s democratic institutions and practices if they prove to be “credible and peaceful,” says an international delegation from the National Democratic Institute. However,… Read more »
Inclusion & empowerment vital for democratic development
Inclusion and empowerment are vital for both democracy and development to take hold in conflict and post-conflict situations, according to Nicholas Haysom, special representative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban… Read more »
Ethiopia crackdown highlights ‘downside of authoritarian development’
Ethiopia‘s government has declared a six-month state of emergency in the face of an unprecedented wave of violent protests, the BBC reports: Activists in the country’s Oromia region has… Read more »