In the context of the possible emergence of rogue artificial intelligence, there are three reasons why we should focus specifically on the preservation, and ideally enhancement, of democracy and… Read more »
There is an urgent need for the peaceful transformation of autocratic and pseudo-democratic political regimes, say analysts Suha Hassen and Jonathan Pinckney. The vision of a just, peaceful, and rights-respecting… Read more »
The war in Ukraine is generating the dissolution of Russia’s ‘social contract’ under which the regime promised security and stability in exchange for political docility, observers suggest. Putin’s mobilization has… Read more »
From Miami to Mexico City, protests have erupted across Latin American communities in solidarity with demonstrators in Cuba, Reuters reports (above). Cuba’s dissidents are emboldened despite the current crackdown over… Read more »
Can the transatlantic axis provide the basis from a new form of democratic unity to counter the authoritarian resurgence? What is the future of the EU-US relationship? What are the… Read more »
Recent trends – not last democratic backsliding and autocratic resurgence – are enough to make one think that David Stasavage’s new book should have been about the rise and subsequent… Read more »