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How Women Make the World Safe for Democracy

The suffragists imagined that a greater role for women in democratic politics would lead to a more peaceful world. Few realize how right they were. | Joslyn N. Barnhart and Robert F. Trager

How a Pastor Found the Courage to Defy a Dictator

• Evan Mawarire

Evan Mawarire never thought of himself as a revolutionary. In a gripping new memoir, he tells the story of how he went from a humble clergyman to the leader of a movement that helped the Zimbabwean people find their voice.

How Putin’s War in Ukraine Has Ruined Russia

• Kathryn Stoner

In a matter of weeks, the Russian autocrat has erased his country’s prosperity in a feckless attempt to rebuild a doomed empire.

Fighting a Gangster-Style Autocracy

The newly aggressive U.S. policy toward Nicolás Maduro and his autocratic regime, including the recent sinking of alleged Venezuelan drug boats, did not come out of nowhere.

Election Results—August and September 2024

Reports on elections in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kiribati, Sint Maarten, and Sri Lanka.

How Qatar Became a World Leader in Sportswashing

• Sarath K. Ganji

The government has spent billions preparing to host the 2022 World Cup. Never mind the abusive labor practices and human rights violations. It’s betting that your love of the “beautiful game” will make you more fond of this tiny Gulf state, too.

What Happened to South Korea’s Democracy?

• Gi-Wook Shin

The quick reversal of President Yoon’s martial-law order is being celebrated as a democratic victory. But the problems run deeper than one man. What comes next?

The Man Who Would Oust a Dynasty

• Marlon Ariyasinghe

A few years ago Anura Kumara Dissanayake led a struggling political party with bleak prospects. Now he is Sri Lanka’s newly elected president. The hardest work may still lie ahead.

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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.

The Upheavals in Egypt and Tunisia: The Road to (and from) Liberation Square

October Issue Out Now!

Will artificial intelligence end democracy? Plus: Why global democracy is proving to be far more resilient than people think; how African church leaders became unlikely defenders of democracy; and the ways in which vast networks of hidden wealth are eating away at our democratic institutions.

How Drug Wars Destroy Democracy

• Juan Masullo
• Abbey Steele

Colombia’s drug war has ravaged the country — leaving tens of thousands dead, disappeared, or displaced and entire communities broken. Democracy is among the casualties.

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.

Has Liberalism Failed?

• Thomas F. Remington

Our rising levels of inequality have put its ideals in crisis. These are the simple principles that can help bring it back from the edge.

How the Duterte Clan Is Remaking the Marcos Playbook

• Cecilia Lero

Strongman nostalgia, conspiracy theories, and lies. It’s a powerful blend that keeps populists in power. In the Philippines, political clans have weaponized these messages against each other.

Ukraine Belongs in the EU

• Oxana Shevel
• Maria Popova

Ukraine doesn’t just deserve EU membership. Its bid could revive and reunify Europe.

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.