Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surrounded by several top officials, addressed the country Friday night local time from the doorstep of the presidential administration in central Kyiv to show he and… Read more »
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 »
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 »
As the crisis in Ukraine unfolds, the West must not underestimate Russia. It must not bank on narratives inspired by wishful thinking. Russian victory in Ukraine is not science fiction,… Read more »
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 »
Russia is not doomed to be a wannabe imperialist power, seeking to dominate its neighbors, note Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel. It is a mistake to equate Putin’s views on… Read more »
As the illiberal use of technologies threatens human rights worldwide, Migs Montreal hosted a speaker series with American and Canadian practitioners, researchers, and members of the private sector and civil… Read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are intent on shaping a new world order — one in which America’s postwar global dominance is in retreat and autocratic regimes can thrive in… Read more »
The European Union is preparing several responses to any further moves by Russia to destabilize Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow plans to do, an EU… Read more »
Three decades after gaining its independence from the USSR, Lithuania is again on the front lines of tension between the liberal democratic world and communist authoritarianism. This time, it’s grappling… Read more »