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Why Democracy by Referendum Seldom Works

• Eduardo Pagés

Ecuador’s presidents have a history of asking the public to back their initiatives rather than building political coalitions to accomplish their goals. The country’s current president is no different — and it comes at a high cost.

Alexei Navalny, In His Own Words

“Every opportunity must be used to speak out . . . I love Russia. My intellect tells me that it is better to live in a free and prosperous country than in a corrupt and impoverished one.”

Can Claudia Sheinbaum Emerge from AMLO’s Shadow?

• León Krauze

She was just elected Mexico’s first woman president in a landslide. The future of Mexico’s democracy rests on whether she can break from her predecessor’s ways and carve her own democratic path.

Why Bolivia’s Election Matters So Much

• Jhanisse Vaca Daza

The small South American country has become a strategic foothold for authoritarian powers. Its election is hugely important for the future of democracy across the region.

Why Austria’s Far Right Is Rising

• Filip Milačić

Herbert Kickl and his far-right allies have never hidden their contempt for democratic norms, and they are rising in the polls. But those who want to preserve Austria’s democracy may have one last chance.

7 Lessons from Turkey’s Effort to Beat a Populist Autocrat

• Murat Somer
• Jennifer McCoy

What the opposition did and how Erdoğan managed to escape outright defeat.

How One Small Change to the Way We Vote Could Do a World of Good

• Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher

The world’s liberal democracies are deeply polarized. Here’s how we could help rebuild the political center.

What the Freedom Agenda Can Still Teach Us

• Peter Feaver
• William Inboden

Many derided it as naïve idealism, but the vision undergirding the Freedom Agenda offers lessons for the biggest global tests of our time.

Will Putin Outlast the War?

• Maria Snegovaya

Russia’s autocrat may be weakened, but his grip on power is greater than many people realize.

Standing Up to Africa’s Juntas

• Joseph Siegle
• Jeffrey Smith

A string of Kremlin-backed military coups have brought a collection of juntas to power. The West should resist calls to placate them, and instead stick to its values and push for a return to civilian rule.

Why Climate Action Demands Democracy

• Stephen Gardiner

Looming “catastrophe” must not be used to justify authoritarianism. Solutions premised on unchecked power would bring their own risks of catastrophe.

The Cuban Embargo Does Not Exist

• Carolina Barrero

The Cuban regime has created a narrative of victimhood as a smoke screen for its gross incompetence and corruption. I should know. I once believed it, too.

Will Maduro’s Autocratic Allies Desert Him?

• Adriana Boersner-Herrera

Nicolás Maduro’s regime has long relied on support from China, Cuba, Russia, and other authoritarians to stay afloat. But now that the United States is stepping up the pressure, will his fellow autocrats leave him high and dry?

Thailand’s Revolutionary Election

• Dan Slater

Thailand’s voters—especially its young people—have sent the country’s junta a message: They want change now. But will the military listen?

Iran Erupts

• Peyman Asadzade

Iranians are once again flooding the streets in protest. How is this wave of demonstrations different?

Two Summits, Two Wests

• Jarosław Kuisz
• Karolina Wigura

Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska underscored how they see the world in the same way, while highlighting the deepening divisions that are weakening the Western democratic alliance.

The Man Who Dared to Change the World

• Lilia Shevtsova

Mikhail Gorbachev risked everything. Neither Russia nor the West could live up to his vision.

Election Results—June and July 2024

Reports on elections in Belgium, Bulgaria, the European Union, France, Iran, Mauritania, Mongolia, San Marino, and the United Kingdom.

France Rallies to Resuscitate the Republic

• Dan Slater

The French president made a big bet, and the far right lost.

A Dictator’s Day in Court

• Nate Grubman

Tunisia’s president is looking to strengthen his chokehold on the country.