The new U.S. Appropriations Bill pushes back against the rise of authoritarianism by investing $2.9 billion for democracy programs globally, including $315 million for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)…. Read more »
China’s A4 protests have “far exceeded” the Democracy Wall Movement of which Wei Jingsheng was a leading figure in the late ’70s, he tells Matt Pottinger, chairman of The Foundation… Read more »
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion has been the catalyst for a democratic comeback after a decade in which authoritarianism and populist xenophobia were rising, notes analyst Michael Hirsh. Those menacing… Read more »
China is at a tricky crossroads where its social contract is undergoing a paradigm shift. Its populace is among the world’s most digitally connected, but is also one of… Read more »
The desire for free choice and autonomy is a universal human aspiration, but it is not top priority when people grow up feeling that survival is uncertain, the World Values… Read more »
The political leaders of Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and other left-led countries in Latin America are defending Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, ousted Dec. 7 after he announced on national… Read more »
Representatives of Ukraine have received the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on behalf of “the brave people of Ukraine” amid their battle to repel invading Russian… Read more »
The proliferating use of spyware against political and civil society targets in advanced democracies is concerning enough, says Ronald J. Deibert, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen… Read more »
Paris is hosting a bilateral conference with representatives from about 50 countries to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia (above), specifically to identify the immediate needs… Read more »
Analysts say the United States must leverage its diplomatic clout to play a “moral guarantor” role at this week’s U.S. Africa Leaders Summit while engaging Africa’s youth to better defend… Read more »