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How Serbian Students Created the Largest Protest Movement in Decades

• Breza Race Maksimovic
• Srdja Popovic

They have been smart, creative, leaderless, and transparent. And they aren’t targeting any one politician or party. They aim to change the entire system.

The Empty Promise of Iran’s New President

• Ladan Boroumand

Masoud Pezeshkian won’t be a “reformer” in any genuine sense. Like all Iranian presidents, he has pledged his loyalty to Iran’s supreme leader. What he really offers is a softer version of Iran’s grim repression.

4/23 Event: “The Authoritarian Resurgence”

"The Authoritarian Resurgence: China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela" panel discussion featuring JoD authors Javier Corrales, Andrew J. Nathan, Lilia Shevtsova, and Frederic Wehrey. (4/23, 12-2 pm, at NED)

April 14, 2015

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.

The Pipe Dream of Undemocratic Liberalism

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How Dictators Use Sports to Win Friends and Influence People

• Sarath K. Ganji

Authoritarians are developing new tools to project their malign influence across the globe. The world of sports can teach us a lot about the games they play.

Electoral Systems and Democracy

• Marc F. Plattner
• Larry Diamond

This book compares the experiences of diverse countries, from Latin America to southern Africa, from Uruguay, Japan, and Taiwan to Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Political Parties and Democracy

• Larry Diamond
• Richard Gunther

Political parties are one of the core institutions of democracy. But in democracies around the world, there is growing evidence of low or declining public confidence in parties. But are they in decline, or are they simply changing their forms and functions?

Putinism Under Siege: Implosion, Atrophy, or Revolution?

The Languages of the Arab Revolutions

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Can Mexico’s Next President Control the Military?

• Will Freeman

The country’s military brass has a larger role governing Mexico than at any time in the past eighty years. It’s creating a dangerous dependency that won’t be easy to break. Can the generals be reined in? 

Table: Presidential Terms & Term Limits in Sub-Saharan Africa

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China and East Asian Democracy: The Taiwan Factor

Tracking the “Arab Spring”: Syria and the Future of Authoritarianism