Time stands still for more than 740,000 homeless Rohingya Muslims, who are still unable to return home two years after being driven out of northern Rakhine.
International Democracy articles
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Kuwait: Jailed Bidun Activists on Hunger Strike
Dozen of Bidun activists detained in Kuwait since July 2019 began a hunger strike on August 22 to protest human rights violations against themselves
A Rough Road Ahead to Peace in Afghanistan
After 10 months of negotiations, the United States and the Taliban have reached an agreement to end their conflict in Afghanistan. That was the easy part.
What are the chances that democracy will survive if the media fails?
In countries where a free press was just beginning to emerge rising authoritarianism, social media cannibalization of audience is threatening its reversal.
Anti-kleptocracy initiatives receive boost in the past year
Democracy Digest reveals over the past year, there has been praiseworthy burst of anti-kleptocracy legislation successfully targetting immigrant criminals.
What are the odds that Tunisia’s election would reshape the political system?
Presidential candidates Selma Elloumi Rekik and Abir Moussi want to fight against creeping fundamentalism that has threatened Tunisian women’s freedoms.
How to save Venezuela: three key strategies for democracy and growth to combine with return to legitimate government
On how to save venezuela, Andres Velasco has argued that “the international community [must] provide support in at least three key areas.
Capitalism vs democracy: Europe’s hard problem – or source of resilience?
Mark Mazower Modern Europe’s political structure is based on supposition that capitalism and democracy can be compatible. This requires closer examination.
“Iron curtain of information” descending on Cuba
Some 14 Cuban non-governmental organizations have declared a new “iron curtain of information” is descending in Cuba as government censors increase.
How to understand Ukraine’s electoral revolution
Drawing from lessons past, Ukrainians overwhelmingly voted last April for Zelenskiy, who was unaffiliated with the ruling elite in a bid to end corruption.