How Dictators Use Financial Repression Against Their Opponents

• Félix Maradiaga

Economic freedom is one of a tyrant’s first targets. My family and I have experienced this firsthand. But tools like Bitcoin offer a lifeline for activists fighting repressive states.

What It Takes to Win the New Cold War with China

• Carl Gershman

Our struggle against the Soviet Union offers vital lessons for how to confront the aggressive totalitarian threat that Beijing now represents.

Election Results—December 2023

Reports on elections in India, Marshall Islands, and Netherlands.

Believe Nothing Putin or Prigozhin Tell You

• Andrei Kozyrev

In the days ahead, the West must remain calm—and redouble its support for Ukraine.

Why Vladimir Putin’s Luck Ran Out

• Michael McFaul

For twenty years, the Russian autocrat enjoyed a string of good fortune in coming to power and cementing his rule. He had raised Russia’s standing in the world. Then he invaded Ukraine.

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Latin America: A Surge to the Center

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The Danger of Deconsolidation: The Democratic Disconnect

Maduro Rules Through Repression

• William J. Dobson

The strongman lost in a landslide, and the Venezuelan people are paying the price.

The Specter Haunting Europe: The Unraveling of the Post-1989 Order

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How Civil Society Can Confront the China Challenge — And Win

• Kevin Sheives
• Caitlin Dearing Scott

The CCP is engaged in a sprawling campaign to undermine democracy. Governments too often can be lumbering or weak in response. Look to civil society for the creativity and skill to keep the CCP on its heels.

Transforming the Arab World’s Protection-Racket Politics

Ethiopia: The 100% Election

The Authoritarian Resurgence: Autocratic Legalism in Venezuela

List of Coded Coups

List of Coded Coups

Latin America’s New Turbulence: Crisis and Integrity in Brazil

Source List for Europe and Azerbaijan: The End of Shame

Journal of Democracy Web Exchange – Norris_0

Journal of Democracy Web Exchange – Norris_0 Pippa Norris–Is Western Democracy Backsliding? Diagnosing the Risks