How effective are international diplomacy and civic advocacy in countering human rights abuses? Iran and Cuba offer two prime opportunities where the Biden administration can prioritize human freedom by making… Read more »
Xi Jinping‘s shift to Neo-Stalinism may hasten rather than retard China’s eventual democratization, says a leading expert. While he seems to think that he is the only man who can… Read more »
Research has shown that personal trust in the U.S. is linked to broader confidence in democratic institutions, greater communal participation and fewer reported negative feelings like anxiety and depression, the Pew Research Center notes…. Read more »
A senior US intelligence official has labeled China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since the Second World War, saying it was set on global domination. “The intelligence… Read more »
The central challenge facing Western democracies is “a persistent asymmetric threat from authoritarian challengers who aim to reshape the global order in their favor,” says a recent meaty report from a… Read more »
A high-level look at NATO’s next 10 years recommends significant changes to confront the new challenges of an aggressive Russia and a rising China, urging overhauls to fortify the alliance’s… Read more »
“We’ve witnessed a sharp rise in nationalist rhetoric that plays to people’s fears instead of their hopes. Institutions and reforms are being challenged… compromise and cooperation dismissed.” Those are the… Read more »
A bipartisan policy must take shape for the United States to “out-compete” China, U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons told Reuters on Friday. “Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party are… Read more »
The robustness of democratic institutions in large part rests on citizen activism, according to a leading civil-resistance expert. “Regular people should know that there are steps they can take to… Read more »
The Covid pandemic is presenting political parties with severe challenges – and unique opportunities, analysts suggest. Peruvians woke up Monday morning without a president, after Congress failed to agree on… Read more »