Democratic outlier India’s ‘last best chance’
When it comes to the war in Ukraine, India is something of an outlier among the world’s democracies, notes Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center… Read more »
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‘Crisis of democracy?’ China shows more consequential crisis of autocracy
“Crisis of democracy” is a cliché of our time. But what about the even more consequential crisis of autocracy? Just watch the meltdowns in China, Russia, Turkey and arguably Africa’s… Read more »
‘Infodemic’: How censorship and lies made the world less free
The Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists today launched its annual report. “Defending Press Freedom in Times of Tension and Conflict” is written by the… Read more »
Global Fragility Act can advance democracy – if done the right way
Embrace non-state actors – that’s one of several lessons from research and grass roots activism that show how the Global Fragility Act can improve ways to advance democracy in fragile… Read more »
Ukraine’s resilience sets affirmative agenda for democratic renewal
The engagement of Ukrainian civilians in the current fight against Russia’s invasion of their country can serve as an example of democratic resilience for Taiwan, Damon Wilson (above), president and… Read more »
Like Russia, China aims to change the international order
China cannot endorse Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because the maintenance of territorial integrity is “primordial” in Beijing’s foreign policy, but nor can it align itself with a NATO that it… Read more »
Ukraine: why, how, and what happens next
If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, it certainly will not doom democracy around the world or even in Europe. But research suggests that domestic regime types, including liberal or constitutional democracy,… Read more »
‘Hong Kong Today, The World Tomorrow’?
At a packed advanced screening of the documentary “Revolution of Our Times,” the audience gasped, sniffled and cried throughout the film’s depiction of police brutality and democratic resistance in pre-COVID… Read more »
‘Grand strategic mistake’: Ukraine spells the ‘beginning of the end’ for Putin?
History has accelerated; the impossible has become possible. Shifts that no one imagined two weeks ago are unfolding with incredible speed, notes Anne Applebaum, the author of Twilight of Democracy: The… Read more »
Ukraine crisis a transformative moment? Overreaching Putin ‘sowing seeds of regime’s demise’?
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 »