Authoritarianism

Biden’s Exclusion of Erdoğan from the Democracy Summit May Be a Blessing in Disguise for Turkey

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Dec 8th, 2021

What Should Be the Aim of President Biden’s Democracy Summit?

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Nov 24th, 2021

Might the Turkish Electorate Be Ready to Say Goodbye to Erdoğan After Two Decades in Power?

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Nov 22nd, 2021

When US Security and Democracy Interests Clash

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Nov 18th, 2021

Abuse of Interpol for Transnational Repression: Assessing the FY22 NDAA’s Provisions for Prevention

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Nov 10th, 2021

An Undefined Defining Moment: Marking 20 Years of Counterterrorism Without Ever Agreeing What Terrorism Is

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Nov 4th, 2021

Appetite for Obstruction: How Autocrats Subvert Democracy’s Infrastructure

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Oct 14th, 2021

Closing Pandora’s Box

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Oct 7th, 2021

International Human Rights Fact-Finding in Hostile Environments

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Oct 1st, 2021

World Bank’s “Doing Business Index,” a Thorn for Kleptocrats, Must Be Protected

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Sep 30th, 2021

System Rivalry: How Democracies Must Compete with Digital Authoritarians

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Sep 27th, 2021

The Last Days in Afghanistan Should Not Deter Biden from Looking Beyond the 9/11 Paradigm

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Sep 22nd, 2021

Islands of Advances in a Sea of Setbacks: Central American Rule of Law

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Sep 8th, 2021

In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget

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Aug 16th, 2021

A Fresh Approach: Local Thinking Should Shape the G7’s New Plan to Compete With China

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Aug 12th, 2021

`In Today’s Belarus, Living Outside of Politics is No Longer an Option’

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Aug 9th, 2021

How to Put Lukashenka in His Place

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Aug 4th, 2021

Can Belarus Be Free? Yes, But the West Will Need to Show More Resolve – and Less Fear of Putin

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Jul 19th, 2021

Taiwan vs. Tyranny: The US Must Redouble Its Commitment to Secure this Shining Hill of Democracy in East Asia

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Jul 8th, 2021

America’s Democracy Moment

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Jul 1st, 2021

A Pending Decision Pits Peace vs. Democracy in the Philippines

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Jun 3rd, 2021

High-Level US Attention Needed for a Backsliding Democracy in Central Asia

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Apr 22nd, 2021

Belarus Jailing of Journalists for Reporting on Peaceful Protest Violates International Law

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Apr 22nd, 2021

China’s Dystopian “New IP” Plan Shows Need for Renewed US Commitment to Internet Governance

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Apr 13th, 2021

Corruption Is a National Security Threat. The CROOK Act Is a Smart Way to Fight It.

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Mar 23rd, 2021

The Fight Against Kleptocracy Should Look Beyond the West

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Mar 22nd, 2021

The Noxious Nexus of Money and Politics Takes Another Turn in Central and Southeastern Europe

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Mar 18th, 2021

In India, US Defense Secretary Austin Must Not Overlook Its Democratic Decline

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Mar 16th, 2021

In Haiti’s Political Crisis, US Should Support Democracy and Human Rights

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Mar 11th, 2021

If the US Wants to Push Back on Authoritarian Agendas at the UN, Get Counterterrorism Right

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Feb 1st, 2021

The American Insurrection Was a Gain for Dictators, and a Loss for Zimbabweans

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Jan 21st, 2021

On Biden’s Planned Summit: Humility, Not Hubris, Can Save Democracy

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Jan 20th, 2021