Will Democracy Survive the Rise of China?
These days, China is trying to play the role of the global peacemaker. However, China’s terrible record of human rights...
Democracy
Democracy is Now Dangerously Fracturing in Lebanon
Lebanon has never been a perfect success story as a democracy, but it has traditionally distinguished itself as an inclusive...
Iran: Theocracy Must Make Way for Democracy, Not Dynasty
Persian language news channel Iran International reports that a petition campaign has been initiated by some Iranians endorsing exiled Prince...
The Truth About US Democracy
Despite its domineering international presence and persistent claim to democracy, the US has never been truly democratic. While the Western...
Destroying Democracy in Order to Save It
A day after a mob of right-wing protesters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on January 8, sparking a mass police...
Problem of democracy | FO° Talks
Shadi Hamid reimagines the ongoing debate on democracy’s merits and proposes an ambitious agenda for reviving the lost art of...
Digital democracy in Indonesia: an Asian Giant in Constant Transformation
The world over, new technologies are transforming our societies and, in particular, the practice of politics. Politicians increasingly circumvent the...
Western Think Tanks are Wrong About Indian Democracy Declining
When India was recently downgraded in global democracy rankings, it created a perfect storm within the academic and media establishments....
General Bajwa Has Reformed the Pakistani Military and Strengthened Democracy
Over the last few months, even perhaps the last couple of years, a quiet, unobtrusive and perhaps unnoticed transformation has...
The Importance of Whistleblowers in a Democracy
This week, ProPublica published a long, detailed article that blew the roof off two burning and intimately related questions currently...
