Taiwan’s voters rebuked China’s rising authoritarianism Saturday by re-electing President Tsai Ing-wen, who vowed to preserve the island’s sovereignty.
Democracy News Headlines
This Democracy News Headlines archive has all our headline articles about the United States and around the world. This is the most well stocked DC category by far with the best coverage of the struggle for democracy but check out World Democracy and our American democracy page for more in-depth information or just visit Democracy in Culture archive for some light news.
People, Processes and Politics: Countering violent extremism in fragile states
Democracy Digest examines perspectives on the impact of, and how to counter violent extremism in fragile States, with focus on Burkina Faso and Iraq.
20th century dictators vs. 21st-century autocrats
Can contemporary authoritarians be compared to 20th-century dictators? Not exactly, given incoherent ideology, mass violence and weak personality cult.
Can Sudan’s ‘unlikely transition’ beat the odds?
Ashley Quarcoo, an international development practitioner, probes Sudan’s trajectory to transition to democracy and possible inhibiting factors.
Call for Proposals: European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights
There is a call for proposals within the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights designed to support civil society political reforms engagement.
Democratic recession drives worries about US decline in new anti-Americanism
Anti-Americanism today is less about the exercise of unrivaled U.S. power but more about a U.S. retreat from both global leadership and liberal democracy.
Taiwan’s upcoming election probably the most consequential for 2020
Lowy Institute argues that Taiwan’s election this weekend might be the most consequential for 2020, not US presidential election at the end of the year.
Support for civil society is a better way to advance democracy, not regime change
Using force to achieve the democratic ends behind regime change often makes things worse, argues Benjamin Denison, postdoctoral fellow at Tufts University.
Why the West is losing the fight for democracy
Government by consent; equal justice under law; separation of church and state: these are the democratic principles under assault in much of the rest of the world.
Ukraine poised for a strong 2020: Is Zelensky succeeding?
Despite the fact that he took office as an utter political neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky’s government so far has been a success.