Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A trend in twenty-first century politics is the rise of populist and authoritarian leaders, including in so-called democratic countries. From reassurance to intimidation, the world's strongmen share many characteristics and tactics.
Tolerating the torture and killings in Bucha, Borodyanka, and Kramatorsk is a danger to European democracy. Documenting these war crimes, along with changing Germany’s attitude toward appeasement, is one way the EU can actively support Ukraine.
By inviting the CSTO, Kazakhstan has sacrificed its symbolic if not outright legitimacy to foreign powers. For 30 years, the country's leaders have proudly proclaimed its sovereignty
In terms of what these protesters want, we can actually look to what the government has promised them over the past several years and especially since Tokayev became president. He has laid out a reform agenda
Local Lebanese politicians are incapable or unwilling to come together to reform the country, to reform its institutions, to reform its politics and its economy. But I would put it in bigger terms and say that they're unwilling to do anything that would undermine their own grip on power
We are not a 100% certain how much equipment the Taliban have acquired because we haven’t always taken terrific accountability of what equipment went where at what time, particularly when it came to small arms.
President Biden has been really forthright in saying his administration will be focused on democracy as a central plank of their agenda.
The Israeli government has accomplished a great deal which is to dethrone Benjamin Netanyahu after a dozen years.
Rivals have struck a deal to oust Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu from power.