President Vladimir V. Putin’s decision this week to expand the size of his military offered further evidence for a conviction taking hold in both Russia and Ukraine: The two sides are… Read more »
Why do dictatorships emerging from social revolutions endure, even in the face of economic crisis, policy failure, mass discontent, and external pressure? In Revolution and Dictatorship, Steven Levitsky and Lucan… Read more »
The Ukraine invasion could embolden authoritarian regimes, including Iran, says philosopher and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Levy. “They are strongly allied with Putin and Russia. Iran belongs today to an alliance, a… Read more »
The United States has long served as a place of refuge for those fleeing repressive governments. But as authoritarianism creeps across the world and social media grants dissidents a border-crossing… Read more »
With autocrats and illiberal forces resurgent, democracy is in danger worldwide, according to Stanford University’s Larry Diamond. Yet the world is at a “fluid moment” in which trends “could swing… Read more »
Russian police have arrested the leading opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza on unknown charges and sentenced him to 15 days in jail after he called the government a “regime of murderers.”… Read more »
“If [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is successful in undermining Ukrainian independence and democracy, the world will return to an era of aggressive and intolerant nationalism reminiscent of the early… Read more »
Afghan women and girls demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Education in Kabul on March 26, 2022, demanding that high schools be reopened for girls. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL… Read more »
The time has come to openly regard the Republic of Serbia for what it is: A stalwart Russian and Chinese ally run by a semi-authoritarian government that proactively pursues ideologically… Read more »
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Foreign Policy magazine host a virtual discussion on “Corruption and Democratic Decay.” Speakers: Miranda Patrucic, deputy editor in chief for Central Asia… Read more »