Fundamental challenge facing TransAtlantic democracies
The fundamental challenge facing the United States and Europe is to reaffirm the core Transatlantic alliance so as to ensure that the collective West is more than an exercise in… Read more »
Tag: promoting democracy
Strategic questions on democracy’s place in future world order
The place of democracy in a future international order is one of the most important strategic questions facing the United States, according to a major new report from the RAND… Read more »
Closing space and state fragility
Newfound modesty about Western interventionism does not just concern development assistance, but also democracy promotion and state-building, argues Ellen Laipson, president emeritus of the Stimson Center. “In policy discussions, one… Read more »
Hopes for advancing democracy, liberal values confront harsh facts
These are tough days for enthusiasts of the world’s steady march of democracy, David Sanger writes for The New York Times: A wave of nationalism — led by calls to… Read more »
Is the U.S. giving up on supporting democracy abroad?
Serious pessimism about democracy’s global fortunes as well as skepticism about the value and wisdom of democracy promotion have gripped Washington, argues Thomas Carothers, vice president for studies at the… Read more »
Advancing democracy is not ‘regime change’
Advancing democracy is not the same as regime change, says a leading practitioner. “We have said over and over again that what this is all about is not changing a regime,”… Read more »
Chilcot report proves Iraq war was not about advancing democracy
The invasion of Iraq has had a huge impact on the debate about democracy in the Middle East—and almost entirely a detrimental one, notes Jane Kinninmont, senior research fellow… Read more »
Reform military assistance to advance democratic values
U.S. military assistance could be a major asset in advancing democratic values and institutions, says a prominent analyst. Yet the International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, which provides U.S…. Read more »
Reconfigure USAID for State-Building?
Washington’s top development agency needs to focus on building governments, not democracies, in chaotic foreign countries, according to Max Boot and Michael Miklaucic, respectively the Council on Foreign Relations’ Senior… Read more »
Democracy in decline: how to reverse the tide
Although democracy promotion may have fallen out of favor with the U.S. public [see poll data below], such efforts very much remain in the national interest, argues Larry Diamond, a… Read more »