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Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later

If the West forces Kyiv to accept Putin’s diplomatic terms, he will have succeeded without firing a shot.

Why Georgia Has Erupted in Protest

Ghia Nodia

The country is at risk of collapsing into a full Russian autocracy, and Georgians understand it as a make-or-break moment. The strength and resolve of the country’s civil society will decide the outcome.

Ghana’s President Dies

For background on Ghana, read “Oil, Politics, and Ghana’s Democracy” in the July issue of the Journal.

July 25, 2012

Global Freedom Is in Decline, But What About Democracy?

Yana Gorokhovskaia

Democracy is more resilient than many people realize, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t worrying signs on the horizon.

Why Ukraine’s Elections Can Wait

Ukrainians’ first priority is defending their country from Russia’s invasion. They would rather hold fair, free, and inclusive elections than vote for the sake of voting.

Kazakhstan Rules with Empty Words and an Iron Fist

Paolo Sorbello

Thousands took to the streets to protest. While the regime promises to listen, its actions make clear: Dissent will not be tolerated.

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Is Erdoğan on His Way Out?

Philip Balboni

The Turkish president came to power as an antiestablishment everyman. Twenty years later he is an authoritarian leader clinging to power. Will the forces that catapulted him to power be his demise?

What Putin Fears Most

Forget his excuses. Russia’s autocrat doesn’t worry about NATO. What terrifies him is the prospect of a flourishing Ukrainian democracy.

Who Is the Real Javier Milei?

Daniel Torres Checa

He is rude, foul-mouthed, and one of the most popular politicians in the world. Like it or not, Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president is the new face of populism.

Who Is South Korea’s New President?

South Koreans just elected a new president. Will he be good for South Korean democracy?

25 Years After the USSR: What’s Gone Wrong?

Is Democracy Surviving the “Year of Elections”?

John K. Glenn

Millions of voters are casting ballots in a string of elections across the globe. At the midyear point, how well is democracy holding up?

Why Ukraine’s Millions of Displaced People Will Define Its Future

Danilo Mandić

Most are Russian speakers from the east, and once harbored sympathies for Moscow. If the country embraces them, they could form the bedrock of a free and open Ukrainian society.

Why This Time Is Different for Venezuela

Paola Bautista de Alemán

For years, the Venezuelan opposition has fought hard against a corrupt regime — and come up short. But this time, with four key ingredients in place, we are on the cusp of a historic victory.

Democracy’s Frontline Defenders

Across the globe, the people who run our elections are being undermined, targeted, and attacked. Here is how to shore them up—and protect democratic institutions, too.

“The Myth of Democratic Recession”

Did Muhammad Yunus Sign Up for Mission Impossible?

Šumit Ganguly

The famed economist and Nobel laureate is charged with repairing what remains of Bangladesh’s democracy. But is someone even as accomplished as Yunus up to the task?

New JoD Available Now

Essays on Eygpt and Syria in latest issue of the Journal of Democracy, as well as Francis Fukuyama and Marc F. Plattner on governance and democracy & essays on the “Arab Spring,” Paraguay, Malaysia, & more.

October 15, 2013

The People’s Republic at 75

Founded on 1 October 1949, the People’s Republic of China has entered a new age, as Xi centralizes power in his own hands and abandons the ideological openness of the reform era. Carl Minzner explains why China is entering a dangerous new chapter.