Jeffrey Smith

Jeffrey Smith is the founding director of the pro-democracy nonprofit organization Vanguard Africa.

Stories by Jeffrey Smith

A supporter of Tanzania’s ruling party holds a sign during the official launch of its official campaign for the October general election in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Aug. 29.

Will COVID-19 Kill Democracy?

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Travis L. Adkins, Jeffrey Smith

September 18, 2020, 10:57 AM

People wait in line to vote on June 9, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

To Save Its Democracy, the United States Needs a Dose of Its Own Medicine

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Jeffrey Smith, Nic Cheeseman

June 14, 2020, 8:40 AM

A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation over the coronavirus outbreak.

Authoritarians Are Exploiting the Coronavirus. Democracies Must Not Follow Suit.

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Jeffrey Smith, Nic Cheeseman

April 28, 2020, 4:01 AM

Cameroonian President Paul Biya looks toward supporters from his motorcade in Yaoundé on Nov. 6, 2018.

The U.S. Should Bid Biya Goodbye

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July 10, 2019, 6:30 AM

A man closes a voting station in Kinshasa ahead of counting the ballots after presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Dec. 30, 2018.

No Democracy Is an Island

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Jeffrey Smith, Hilary Matfess

May 8, 2019, 2:38 PM

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