List of Democracy articles
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An illustration of people's fist replacing columns in building representing people's democracy. More Power to More People
To protect democracy, we have to first figure out why it’s worth saving.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington on Dec. 6. The Democrat’s Playbook
Biden’s Summit for Democracy must go on the offensive.
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Sudanese protesters block roads and burn tires. The Battle for Khartoum Exposes Waning U.S. Influence
If any outside power could help Sudan chart a path to democracy, it should have been the United States.
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U.S. President Joe Biden Biden’s Summit for Democracy Needs More Than Governments
Bringing other voices in would empower the democratic cause.
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President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House August 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden’s Democracy Summit Needs to Produce More Than a Bland Statement
Concrete goals can revitalize the fight for freedom worldwide.
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An armed Tunisian police officer stands guard in front of a tall metal gate behind which fly Tunisian flags. Kais Saied’s Unholy Marriage of Convenience With Tunisia’s Police
Police impunity has long plagued the country. Now, it could get even worse.
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Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on October 26, 2021. It’s Not Too Late to Defeat the Coup in Sudan
The United States and its allies need to do more than talk about democracy; they must act to defend it.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference. Sudan’s Coup Is a Gamble That Nobody Will Care
The Sudanese military seized power expecting not to face resistance at home or abroad. That’s wishful thinking.
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Workers rearrange the chairs in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag to fit the new seating arrangement for the parties in parliament after the recent election, in Berlin on Oct. 15. What the German Election Taught America About Democracy
Americans concerned about the future of their democracy can learn from the system they helped install in Germany.
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Protesters hold Arabic signs and wave Tunisia's flag during a demonstration. The Clock Is Ticking for Tunisia’s Saied
Most Tunisians still support the president, but time is limited.
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An elderly woman waves a European Union flag in Poland. The Slow but Steady Strengthening of Europe’s Values
Democratic principles were largely irrelevant to the EU’s founding—but are at the center of the project today.
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A U.S. soldier points his gun toward an Afghan passenger Biden’s Democracy Agenda Just Died an Ugly Death in Kabul
The fall of Afghanistan reveals hard truths about U.S. human rights talks.
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Kais Saied speaks with people during his presidential campaign tour in Tunis on September 10, 2019. Kais Saied Is Not a Dictator
Tunisia’s controversial president is seeking to preserve the legacy of the Arab Spring by stamping out corruption and promoting decentralized democracy.
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The Tunisian army barricades the parliament. Tunisia’s on a Knife-Edge Between Reform and Autocracy
Two weeks after suspending parliament, what road map will Tunisian President Kais Saied gin up?
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A Belarusian athlete arrives at an international airport. The Geopolitical Stakes of Olympic Perfection—and Defection
The Tokyo Games have brought a surge of nationalism and laid bare the methods of autocrats like Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.
