The sharp rise in authoritarian populism in Latin America reflects what is known as “democracy fatigue” – or, more specifically, “democratic frustration,” according to New York University’s Jorge G. Castañeda,… Read more »
A former commander in the Russian mercenary Wagner Group is seeking asylum in Norway, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration told the Associated Press on Monday. The man, whom it identified as Andrey Medvedev,… Read more »
The collapse of state socialism brought about social liberalization, political democratization and economic privatization, but these transformations never ran smoothly or in the same direction in all post-communist states. By… Read more »
Something odd happens when the elites discuss the crisis of western democracy. No one wants to fault the public, at least not in so many words. That would be Marie… Read more »
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa slammed French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday in a joint op-ed for Le Monde,… Read more »
The danger posed by populism lies in the damage leaders can do to the norms and institutions of liberal democracy. However, a new report finds that, in most of the… Read more »
Much of today’s populist backlash can be attributed to an “extremely ruthless and competitive version of neoliberalism,” according to Stanford University’s Francis Fukuyama. “A lot of today’s populist backlash is… Read more »
The results of the Czech election suggest that the populist wave in Eastern and Central Europe is receding, stalled by the growing unity of its opponents and a crisis of… Read more »
Nationalist populist movements, fueled by resentment against ruling elites, typically attack the norms and procedures of liberal democracy, viewing them as rigged, corrupted, or under the control of nefarious… Read more »
Democracies have a capacity for innovation and reinvention that authoritarian states struggle with, a new book suggests. The kind of fear that China’s rulers need to instill in order to… Read more »