Jan. 6 gave the world’s democracies a glimpse of their own mortality, notes NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen. But it can also be a catalyst for revival, he writes for Foreign Policy. … Read more »
Democracies must recognize that we are in a geopolitical battle over the governance model that will dominate in the 21st century digital context, argues Eileen Donahoe (right), Executive Director of Stanford’s Global… Read more »
The #Biden Administration will need to prioritize democracy assistance to ensure a more secure world for all Americans. How? @IRIglobal’s @jansurotchak & @patrickwquirk explain in @americanpurpose https://t.co/AbwzngvRoV — IRI… Read more »
The year 2021 is poised to be a busy political season for the African continent with more than 13 countries heading to the polls to elect new leaders, notes analyst Stephen… Read more »
NEW: COUNTERING GLOBAL KLEPTOCRACY A US strategy for fighting authoritarian corruption—and the most comprehensive counter-kleptocracy policy study yet. 70 recommendations for @Transition46 and 117th Congress. Preface by @SenWhitehouse. Read it… Read more »
In order to address the authoritarian resurgence, democracies have a values-based competitive advantage, observers suggest. The incoming U.S. administration needs to link foreign aid and democracy assistance to a broader… Read more »
Cold War analogies aside, the world is in a battle for ideas, values, and the protection of sovereign democracies from outside influence and interference, argues Kevin Sheives – associate director… Read more »
Authoritarian state capitalism will remain a formidable alternative to the Western model of open market democracy for the foreseeable future, according to a new report. Which explains why the new… Read more »
A majority in nine countries across the Arab world feel they are living in significantly more unequal societies today than before the Arab spring, an era of uprisings, civil wars… Read more »
To cultivate democratic resilience it’s imperative to “restore basic democratic values—promotion of democracy, treating people decently, opposing corruption and abuse of human rights—to a prominent role in our foreign policy,”… Read more »