Francophone Africa in Flux: Mali’s Decade of Democracy

Evidence from social science and history suggests that China is entering a “transition zone” that will threaten its capacity to maintain both authoritarian rule and high levels of economic growth.

Latin America’s hard-won democratic gains must be defended by addressing he economic disparities fueling a drift toward populism.

Strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s suspiciously lopsided 2010 electoral victory—and subsequent crackdown on dissent—may seem like a repeat of the events of 2006, but much has changed in the interval, and his…