List of Democracy articles
-
New-illustration-lucie-wimetz-election-2023-finland-estonia-poland-pakistan-turkey-nigeria Elections to Watch in 2023
From Pakistan to Poland, here are this year’s biggest presidential and parliamentary races.
-
democracy-fix-foreign-policy-tyler-comrie-illustration_lead The Year the U.S. Democracy Debate Turned Global
From the midterms to billionaire Elon Musk, 2022 yet again made clear why foreign policy begins at home.
-
Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks to the media after voting. A Weakened Saied Spells Trouble for Tunisia
Saturday’s poor voter turnout has cost President Kais Saied political capital at home and abroad.
-
Hirsh-Good-Guys-2022-site-3-2 2022: The Year the Good Guys Struck Back
After years of rising authoritarianism and xenophobic populism, democracy is strengthening. But a long struggle lies ahead.
-
Francis Fukuyama, an American political scientist and author The Secret Postmodern Radicalism of Francis Fukuyama
He cheerleads for liberal democracy in public—but quietly admits he’s unsure of its true strength.
-
A person in a light blue polo shirt stands before police holding a Peruvian flag. Castillo’s Ouster Is Not the End of Peru’s Political Crisis
The unfortunate truth is that Peru’s political crisis will likely get worse before it gets better.
-
Chad police officers patrol in the capital. A Narrow Escape, a Massacre, an Invite to Washington
U.S. officials hatched a plan to smuggle Chad’s pro-democracy leader to safety—while Washington planned to fete his tormentor.
-
Demonstrators take part in a rally against President Kais Saied, called for by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Dec. 10. Consensus Politics Has Failed Tunisia
An opposition boycott of Saturday’s election may be too little, too late.
-
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Leaders Session at the Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Are Autocratic Allies Damaging U.S. and EU Credibility?
From Equatorial Guinea’s leverage over Washington to Qatar’s scandal in Brussels, small resource-rich states are flexing their diplomatic muscle.
-
My Imaginary Country connects Chile's complex history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president. Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile
The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath.
-
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. Is India Losing Its Claim to Being a Democracy?
Historian Ramachandra Guha explains how Narendra Modi is eroding real people power.
-
People are detained as pro-democracy protesters gather in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on June 12, 2020. Hong Kong Activists Are Taking Note of Chinese Protest Successes
Beijing is still making an example of a rebel city.
-
A fan at the FIFA World Cup match between Wales and Iran on Nov. 25, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Iran Is Conceding Much Less Than It Seems
The morality police force may have been disbanded, but enforced morality will remain.
-
Chadian interim-President Mahamat Idriss Déby attends a forum. Chad’s Coup Leader Stops Democracy in Its Tracks
Chad’s transitional government asserts its power with violent repression.
-
A man wears a protective mask and looks at his phone as he rests on a pedestrian bridge overlooking an expressway. China’s Restive Middle Class Will Be Xi’s Greatest Test Yet
Middle-class people, it turns out, have limited patience for things like intrusive social monitoring and censorship of personal expression.
