Democracy Archives

A New Assault on a Democratic Citadel in Turkey, Too

by Ayşe Candan Kirişci and Kemal Kirişci

Jan 14th, 2021

Responding to the Capitol Attack: Accountability Without Overreaction

by Emily Berman

Jan 12th, 2021

Judges Doing What Judges Do: A Unified Theory of the 2020 Election Season

by Samuel Issacharoff

Jan 5th, 2021

Serbia’s Delicate Dance with the EU and China

by Leon Hartwell and Stefan Vladisavljev

Dec 22nd, 2020

The System Is Not Working: The Lopsided Election Result, Not The Courts, Saved Our Democracy

by Jonathan Manes

Dec 21st, 2020

As China Promotes Authoritarian Model, the Resilience of Its Democratic Targets is Key

by Caitlin Dearing Scott and Adam George

Dec 18th, 2020

Pandemic Consequences: The Acceleration of Confrontational Politics

by Thomas Carothers and Benjamin Press

Dec 17th, 2020

Biden’s Global Priority No. 1: Turn the Authoritarian Tide

by Larry Attree

Dec 8th, 2020

A Radically (Modest) Bureaucratic Proposal to Strengthen Democracy and Human Rights at Home and Abroad

by Rob Berschinski and Elisa Massimino

Oct 30th, 2020

Good Governance Papers No. 9: Building an Effective Human Rights-Based Foreign Policy

by Ariana Berengaut and Rob Berschinski

Oct 26th, 2020

We the People: Lessons from Africa for Defeating Authoritarianism in 2020 U.S. Election

by Kyle Murphy

Oct 19th, 2020

Ethiopian Democracy Veers Off Track: What’s at Stake

by Seenaa Jimjimo

Sep 28th, 2020

Does Mali’s Coup Advance Democracy?

by Kyle Murphy

Aug 24th, 2020

Political Attacks on Eastern Europe Watchdogs Compound Threats to Democracy

by Jeff Cirillo

Aug 14th, 2020

The OSCE: A Bulwark Against Authoritarianism

by Representative Alcee L. Hastings and Ambassador James S. Gilmore III

Aug 13th, 2020

Make Democracy and Governance a Keystone of the US Global Fragility Strategy

by Patrick Quirk and Lauren Van Metre

Jun 18th, 2020

Standing, Not-Standing with the Protesters: U.S. Policy on Hong Kong and BLM

by Martin S. Flaherty

Jun 8th, 2020

The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election

by Mark Medish and Joel McCleary

May 4th, 2020

Threats to Democracy Spread with the Virus, We Must Keep Both in Check

by Melissa Hooper

Apr 1st, 2020

Beware of Political Manipulation in Assessing Success Against the Coronavirus

by Sarah Margon

Mar 31st, 2020

West Africa’s Democratic Progress is Slipping Away, Even as Region’s Significance Grows

by Jon Temin and Isabel Linzer

Mar 9th, 2020

The Friday Night Massacre’s Broader Context: Trump’s Redesign for American Democracy

by Joshua Geltzer and Ryan Goodman

Feb 10th, 2020

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in October 2019

by Edwin Djabatey

Nov 4th, 2019

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in September 2019

by Edwin Djabatey

Oct 4th, 2019

Bringing the Rule of Law to Sudan

by Rebecca Hamilton

Oct 1st, 2019

A New National Security Framework for Foreign Interference

by Jessica Brandt and Josh Rudolph

Sep 27th, 2019

Norms Watch: Damage to Democracy and Rule of Law in July 2019

by Charles Dunst

Aug 2nd, 2019

A Dangerous Bet on Recognition in Venezuela

by Tess Bridgeman

Jan 25th, 2019

In 2019, Will the Global March of Authoritarianism Turn Into a Stampede … or a Slog?

by Viola Gienger

Jan 14th, 2019

Protesters in Hungary Call Out Labor Rights – and Rule of Law