More: Democracy
Digital Authoritarianism Goes Global: Lessons from Iran’s Communication Crackdown
In mid-2025, Iranian diaspora communities calling home were met not with the voices of loved ones but with robotic interruptions, prerecorded warnings, and abrupt...
Why “How Democracies Die” is the Most Important Book Right Now
In our collective imagination, the death of democracy is a dramatic event: the roar of the tanks in the streets, the seizure of broadcast...
“The Great Replacement”: Myth Replacing Democracy
On September 13, London became the stage for something Britain hadn’t seen before. A far-right rally organized by Tommy Robinson, a British far-right activist...
Turkish Markets, Democracy on Watch as Turkish Court Weighs Annulling CHP Congress
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Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), the main opposition force and party of founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, has endured nearly a year of sweeping legal...
The Failure of Liberal Peacebuilding in the aftermath of the 1991 Military Coup in Haiti
Haiti experienced a military coup when it was their first time under a government freely elected by the people. However, unexpectedly, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the...
Wartime Economic Lifeline, Or Modern Day Slavery? Inside Russia’s Convict Labor Force
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Russia’s modern system of convict labour, introduced in 2011, was designed as an alternative to imprisonment for those convicted of lesser crimes. Unlike Soviet-era...
Charlie Kirk Assassination Marks A Dark Turning Point In U.S. Political Landscape
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Charlie Kirk, 31, co-founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent conservative voice, was fatally shot Sept. 10 during a public event at Utah...
Generation Z Forces Leadership Change, Nepal Faces Political Power Vacuum
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Nepal has been rocked by weeks of mass anti-corruption demonstrations, largely led by young “Gen Z” protesters, that were sparked by a controversial social...
Deepfakes and the Fragility of Democracy: Lessons from Indonesia for the Global South
In August 2025, I witnessed firsthand how Indonesia was shaken by a deepfake video of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani. The manipulated footage—showing her delivering...
Democracy and Women’s Rights: A Policy Analysis of Pakistan’s Experience
Can democracy actually guarantee women’s rights, or it only provides the tools to struggle for them? Pakistan’s experience offers powerful lessons on this debate....