Retired Indonesian military general Prabowo Subianto could be on a collision course with President Joko Widodo
International Democracy articles
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Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel to be Selected as New President
Cuba’s legislature began the process of electing the country’s first president outside the Castro family
VIDEO: Was Leadership Key to South Africa’s Velvet Revolution?
A researcher sees deeper trends behind the end of apartheid and the transition to democracy in South Africa.
Russian Court Bans Secure Messaging App Telegram
Blocking Telegram is another attack on the Russian people’s freedom of expression and right to privacy
Following Syria coverage, Russian reporter found dead in mystery fall
Russian investigative journalist who wrote about the deaths of mercenaries in Syria has died in hospital
Somaliland poet jailed for Somalia reunification poetry
A court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced a young poet to three years in jail
Russian poet convicted for 2015 poem about Ukraine
Russian poet Alexander Byvshev was convicted for his 2015 seven-verse poem On Ukraine’s Independence
Democracy in Danger: Conversation on the Challenges Ahead
How trust in the political system is dwindling as money in politics soars and democracy wanes
How High Turnout in India Hurts Incumbents
The following piece was originally published at the Studies in Indian Politics think tank and was written by Milan Vaishnav and Jonathan Guy. Milan Vaishnav is a Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. and Jonathan Guy is a Research Assistant at the University […]
VIDEO: What are the Dangers of a Digital Democracy?
How do approaches to privacy and data use differ in the U.S., Europe and China? What kind of transparency should we demand?