Ukraine: ‘What Putin Fears Most’
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO membership was often seen as a path toward EU integration among the new democracies of central and eastern Europe. But since NATO… Read more »
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Kowtowing to China: Is Beijing reweaving Hollywood’s red carpet?
The emergence of China as a regional power in the Asia Pacific has largely negative implications for democratization prospects in the region, according to a new report from the Asia… Read more »
Organized labor – militates against autocracy, mobilizes for democracy
The mobilization of a pro-democracy coalition of trade unions – the Sudanese Professionals Association – raised the profile of student and opposition activists through a public call to spread the… Read more »
‘Offshore Cold War’: Can democratic alliance combat transnational kleptocracy?
We hear the word “corruption” and immediately think of kleptocrats being handed suitcases of cash or bribe-taking public officials in developing countries who are living well beyond their meager official… Read more »
Exposed: ‘The Plot to Destroy Ukraine’
The head of an organization that’s battled Russian disinformation in Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin last sent troops into the country in 2014 tells CBS News the United States has… Read more »
Belarus to Ukraine: Democratic awakening ‘can’t be put back in the bottle’
The experience of Afghanistan over the past 20 years illustrates the problems and contradictions inherent in the democracy-promotion agenda, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index asserts. The issue of… Read more »
‘A democracy in action’: Ukraine’s new civic identity
While the world’s eyes are on the diplomatic surge trying to head off a Russian invasion of Ukraine, WBUR reports, for Ukrainians themselves, there’s also something else — the feeling… Read more »
Myanmar: The protests that can’t be silenced
Since the Feb. 1, 2021, coup, the Tatmadaw, as the military is known, has responded to opposition with what the U.S. State Department has called “abhorrent violence,” shooting protesters, conducting airstrikes and attacking villages, NBC… Read more »
Summit for Democracy: Year of Action Kick-Off Meeting with Civil Society
And other events ……… The U.S. Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development host a Summit for Democracy: Year of Action Kick-Off Meeting with Civil Society. February… Read more »
Africa reaps democratic dividend, despite spate of coups
Following military takeovers in five different African countries in the past year, some have suggested that democracy may not be the best form of government on the continent. But Leonard… Read more »