A Financial Times report sees the current upheavals in South America as a potential cause for another lost decade comparable to what happened in the 1980s.
Democracy News Headlines
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China’s surveillance state spreads from Uyghurs to Central Asia
China’s advanced surveillance regime is taking root along the length of the Belt and Road —especially the Belt, the overland Eurasian routes.
Peronism is back in Argentina, here are the implications
Peronism has returned to Argentina with the victory of peronist Alberto Fernández in the October 27 polls. Expert opinion looks at the implications.
Strong norms and operational principles, imperatives for upholding democracy
The cluster of organizations around the NED has evolved into “a huge apparatus” with its strong norms and operational principles.
“How to reverse global drift toward authoritarianism”
Opinion – Despite a real slip in the endurance of democratic institutions since 1989, there are still “ways to reverse the global authoritarian resurgence”.
South-South Cooperation will not help Africa unless there is a change in leadership style on the continent
The much talked about South-South Cooperation is set to replicate neo-colonial tendencies in Africa unless there is a change of leadership on the continent.
Angola’s austerity likely to generate social unrest, civil society warns
Civil society activists in Angola are warning that economic stringency is likely to generate social unrest. Angola is known for State repression.
A new infrastructure of democracy? Open societies’ resilience is strategic priority
Reagan’s Westminster speech wasn’t merely articulating the case for democracy, it was a strategy to establish the infrastructure of democracy, expert.
Right to Protest: “Zimbabwe Govt Dismisses 211 Striking Doctors”
Zimbabwean government dismissed 211 doctors for engaging in a crippling strike, demanding salary and on-call allowance increases pegged on interbank rates.
British MPs take government to task on alleged delay of publication of “Russia”
Tuesday, Britain’s opposition lawmakers took government to task on alleged delay in publication of report titled “Russia” on Russian interference in Brexit.