Ukraine: ‘The Most Dangerous Problem in the World’?
Perhaps the most tragic aspect of the seemingly unending Donbas dispute is that, while it may be one of the most dangerous crises in the world today, it is also… Read more »
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How EU bankrolled anti-democratic rebellion
Poland and Hungary have used the largesse of the European Union to undermine democracy and the rule of law, according to a new Bloomberg analysis: The awkward truth is that… Read more »
‘More bang for the buck’: Democracy aid a model for enduring competition
In the face of authoritarian resurgence, does U.S. democracy assistance serve as a model for enduring competition? If democracy assistance is supposed to enhance democratic practice, it should not be… Read more »
Existential threat: Why Russia instrumentalizes conflict
Civil society groups in Central and Eastern Europe are wary of an imbalance between economic recovery and democratic development in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. In a position paper, the… Read more »
Summit for Democracy offers chance to ‘rethink’ democratic systems
Contemporary authoritarianism is an existential test for democratic societies and the upcoming US-led Summit for Democracy offers an opportunity to ‘rethink’ democratic systems, says the Club of Madrid, the forum of… Read more »
Central America – ‘falling like dominoes into authoritarianism’
Central American countries are falling like dominoes into authoritarianism, warns José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch: Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has intensified his crackdown on political… Read more »
The anatomy of backsliding – explaining democratic regress
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that Turkey’s bid to join the bloc had “come to a standstill” amid serious democratic shortfalls, in its most critical annual report since… Read more »
The coming democratic resurgence
Democracy is not a dying cause; in fact, it is poised for a comeback, @NDI chair @madeleine Albright writes for @ForeignAffairs… https://t.co/x1HyjRg8Z5 via @ForeignAffairs — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) October 19,… Read more »
Is China forging a new Eastern bloc in CEE?
China’s economic and political footprint has expanded so quickly that many countries, even those with relatively strong state and civil society institutions like the advanced industrial democracies, have struggled to… Read more »
Central America ‘fell off a cliff’: Reframing democracy support
Latin America’s democracies look almost uniformly less healthy than they did a decade ago, the Economist reports. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recently announced sanctions against seven public officials in… Read more »