Thailand’s ‘Bad Students’ rising up for democracy
Political turmoil isn’t new in Thailand, which has been rocked by coups and periods of unrest for decades. But a new generation of Thais has taken to the streets in… Read more »
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U.S. image ‘plummets’ in leading democracies
Opinion of the United States keeps falling in 13 advanced democracies, including staunch American allies, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, The Post reports. “In several… Read more »
Transition time: From democratic decay & breakdown to innovation & renewal?
There has never been a more appropriate and urgent occasion to celebrate International Democracy Day, say advocates and analysts. On 25 June the joint Letter to Defend Democracy was issued… Read more »
COVID-19 and democracy: Can parliaments come to the rescue?
Can parliaments learn from the past six months to become stronger and more effective institutions that impose checks and balances on executive powers to better serve the people? analysts ask… Read more »
Belarus ‘a strong counterpoint’ to democratic regression
Authoritarianism is on the rise across the world, and it is posing a serious challenge to democracy and the post-World War II international system, says ACUS. In Central and Eastern… Read more »
Survey shows new cracks in pillars of Putin’s rule
Repression and fraud are unlikely to be a long-term solution for Vladimir Putin’s ‘power vertical,’ new survey evidence suggests. Police carried out searches on Wednesday at the Moscow office of… Read more »
COVID-19 ‘a moment of reckoning’ for democratic order
COVID-19 marks a moment of reckoning for our era, according to a new book. While the pandemic is not likely to claim as many lives as the period from 1939… Read more »
Democratic resilience demands tackling disinformation
For @NewYorker, I surveyed the world of Russian trolls, disinfo, and active measures: such threats exist, but to “exaggerate their prevalence and potency” risks providing “an overly convenient explanation… Read more »
Can liberal bulwark address democratic backsliding?
Why Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Should Prompt NATO To Act – Center for American Progress https://t.co/9ywQAEwYWC — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 10, 2020 Core to NATO’s future is its standing… Read more »
Disturbing crackdown on dissent against North Korea
America must break the silence that the censors in Seoul and Pyongyang seek to enforce, write @freekorea_us and @SungYoonLee1 https://t.co/dEFPNp7UPe via @WSJ — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 10, 2020… Read more »