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October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4

Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Advantages of Radical Reform

Anders Åslund

The failures of post-Soviet reform notwithstanding, serious strides have been made toward economic and political transformation.

Why Russians Are Souring on Putin’s War

Thomas Sherlock

Vladimir Putin wants to stir patriotic fervor for his war in Ukraine. But most Russians don’t think the war is worth the cost, and it’s putting the Kremlin in a bind.

July 2022, Volume 33, Issue 3

How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine

Jessica Pisano

Volodymyr Zelensky is far more than a brave wartime leader. He began changing the tenor and direction of Ukrainian politics long before the people made him their president.

Stop Trying to “Defeat” Russia and China

Moscow and China pose a great danger to the democratic world. But they pose threats that need to be managed, not won. Every great foreign-policy battle doesn’t end with a decisive victory.

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.

May’s Most-Read Essays

Putin’s war on Ukraine, AI’s threat to democracy, and democracy’s crisis of confidence have been at the forefront of readers’ minds this month. Read May’s top 10 essays for free now!

Why Sanctions Don’t Work Against Dictatorships

Agathe Demarais

From Putin’s invasion to Kim’s nuclear saber rattling, the West has punished the world’s worst regimes. But have sanctions missed their targets?

July 2014, Volume 25, Issue 3

The Maidan and Beyond: Ukraine’s Radical Right

Russian propagandists—echoed by some Western commentators—portray Ukraine as a hotbed of nationalist extremism. The truth is quite different.

Why Ukraine Is Critical to Rebuilding Our Democratic Consensus

Marc F. Plattner

The case for liberal democracy remains powerful. It may get its biggest boost in the near term from success on the battlefields of Ukraine.

Three Must-Reads from the January Issue!

Should Ukraine end the war with Russia at the bargaining table or in the trenches? Can democratic institutions survive when they empower minorities over the majority? Is democracy better suited than authoritarianism to confront climate change? The new issue of the Journal of Democracy provides key insights and answers to some of today’s most pressing…

Why He May Soon Be Remembered as “Putin the Weak”

Michael McFaul

The Russian autocrat wanted to go down in history on par with Russia’s greatest leaders. He is increasingly looking like one of its weakest.

July 2014, Volume 25, Issue 3

The Maidan and Beyond: Finding Ukraine

Nadia Diuk

Ukrainians flocked to the Maidan to express a “choice for Europe,” but they may also have forged the beginnings of a new Ukrainian identity.

January 2024, Volume 35, Issue 1

Portrait of an iPhone Statesman

Christian Caryl

A review of The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky, by Simon Shuster.

Why NATO Is More Than Democracy’s Best Defense

On its 75th anniversary, the Atlantic Alliance should be celebrated for being more than the world’s greatest military compact. It’s an engine of democracy’s advance.

What Does a Humiliated Putin Mean for Russia?

Timothy J. Colton

While widespread violence or civil war was averted, the consequences for Russia—and Putin—could be grave.

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Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Advantages of Radical Reform

Why Russians Are Souring on Putin’s War

How Zelensky Has Changed Ukraine

Stop Trying to “Defeat” Russia and China

How Putin’s War in Ukraine Has Ruined Russia

May’s Most-Read Essays

Why Sanctions Don’t Work Against Dictatorships

The Maidan and Beyond: Ukraine’s Radical Right

Why Ukraine Is Critical to Rebuilding Our Democratic Consensus

Three Must-Reads from the January Issue!

Why He May Soon Be Remembered as “Putin the Weak”

The Maidan and Beyond: Finding Ukraine

Portrait of an iPhone Statesman

Why NATO Is More Than Democracy’s Best Defense

What Does a Humiliated Putin Mean for Russia?

What Does a Humiliated Putin Mean for Russia?

Why Sanctions Don’t Work Against Dictatorships

The Top 10 Most-Read Journal of Democracy Essays of 2022

Putin’s Big Gamble

Why He May Soon Be Remembered as “Putin the Weak”