The world is witnessing a new strategic competition between democracies and autocracies and the latter appear more resolute.
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Opposing autocracy: Russia’s biggest problem
Under Putin, Russia has left from a consensual autocracy to tyranny where a small group exercises power without legal constraints.
Credentials of China’s ‘whole-process democracy’ in doubt
In sharp contrast to China’s CCP’s claim to democratic credentials Xi Jinping emerged from a party conclave this week more autocratic.
South Africa’s Last Apartheid President, FW de Klerk, Dead at 85
President F W de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid leader has died at the age of 85, his foundation announced Thursday.
The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence
Democracies are no longer as concerned as they once were about offending a fragile Beijing as the world grows tired of China’s belligerence.
South Africa’s ANC support slides further in worst election result
For the first time since 1994, South Africa’s ANC has scored less then 50% in an election, an indictment of years of corrupt rule.
Maia Sandu ending the ‘rule of thieves’ in Moldova
The triumph of President Maia Sandu’s party in this year’s parliamentary elections in Moldova should put an end to the “rule of thieves”.
Has Zimbabwe Set Up Team for Monitoring Social Media Posts?
According to a privately owned newspaper, the Zimbabwean government has created a squad to monitor social media posts.
US Urges China to Allow Journalists Freedom at Beijing Olympics
The United States has asked China’s communist regime not to limit access or mobility of journalists covering the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Can US soft power recover?
The soft power of the US is at an all-time low. Will Biden reverse this trend? Is it possible for the US to reclaim its soft power?