Could terror attacks lead to a roll-back of recent Democratic strengthening in Sri Lanka? Time will tell. On Easter morning, April 21, the world watched as Sri Lanka fell victim to a series of …
Reviving Military in Thailand’s politics by Shihori Maeda
Thailand has the histories of repetition of coups[1] and elections or military and “democratic” regimes, since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932. The Thai general elections took place on March …
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Why It’s Time for a Multilateral Development Aid Agency Focused Exclusively on Democracy by Kevin Martin
In 2019, Freedom House recorded the 13th consecutive year of democracy in decline, the longest retreat since the organization began producing its flagship report in 1972. As the Third Wave slows, and …
Venezuela: Guaido’s Last Stand? by Randolph Kent
In what could prove to be an enormous blunder, Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s opposition leader, launched a failed coup to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro three days ago. The attempted coup ignored …
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How Russia Uses Disinformation to Undermine Democracy Abroad, and What Can Be Done to Stop It
In the past, the word “authoritarian” brought to mind images of violent repression, censorship, and intensive surveillance, an image that. Today, however, autocrats have a new set of tools that allow …
The Tribal Constituency: Limited Democratic Flexibility, and the Future of Jordanian Stability
The strategic integration of a tribal constituency decreases Jordan’s vulnerability to a coup. Yet this same historic factor of regime stability also limits its democratic flexibility, and presents a …
Proceed with Caution: Predictions of Democratization Prospects in Sudan by Anne Della Guardia
Just last month Omar al-Bashir’s ouster shocked the world. And with good reason: it’s naturally shocking when a dictator who has held power for three decades is deposed non-violently. But it …
The Road Ahead: Democratic Reconstruction in a Post-Transition Venezuela by Colton Wade
Under the world’s gaze, two individuals have spent the last three months engaged in a binary struggle for power in Venezuela—Juan Guaidó, the interim president, and Nicolás Maduro, the de facto …
