China in Xi’s “New Era”

For all the concern over authoritarianism’s advance, the competence of governance may be what determines the next chapter in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship.

Having drawn lessons from the downfall of some of his fellow autocrats, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is preventing the emergence of an effective democratic movement in Belarus.

Russia has made the “Ukrainian question” central, even as Kyiv tries desperately to escape Moscow’s embrace.