More: Democracy
The End of History and The Return to Geopolitics
In his 1992 book The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama put forward one of the most challenging and enduring hypotheses...
Taiwan, U.S., and the World: When Protests Replace Silence
After COVID-19, trust in many governments fell. Russia’s war in Ukraine broke the idea that Europe was safe from big wars. The United States,...
From Periphery to Frontline: Ethnic Minority Rights in Wartime Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped not only international borders but also deepened domestic patterns of repression. Under the guise of patriotic unity, the...
Merit or Privilege? The Winners of Indonesia’s System
Authors: Rifky Pratama Wicaksono and Muhammad Rafi Bakri*
Meritocracy is experiencing a global revival, and Indonesia is no exception amid deepening economic and social divides....
From Plato to Populism: The Crisis of Democracy as a Moral Idea
The idea of democracy has been more than a political system over centuries; from Plato’s Republic to the rise of twenty-first-century populism, it has...
Militant Democracy: When Democracies Defend Themselves
In the minds of liberals, democracy is a society that is open, tolerant, and diverse. However, history demonstrates that the most tolerant regimes occasionally...
Authoritarian Blacklisting: Future of Human Rights in the Digital Age
Digital technology has significantly transformed how societies communicate, organize, and share information, opening new avenues for social and political movements across the globe. For...
Trump and the Legacy of Sulla: Lessons for America’s Republic
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, the Roman general and dictator, once declared, “No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I...
The Rise of Nationalist Eucracy and Eucratic Diplomacy
The 2024 U.S. election revealed a transformative shift in the collective psyche of many Americans. Traditionally, campaign rallies are characterized by crowds chanting a...
NatCons, neoCons, freeCons, new-Republicans or techno-fascists?
The divisions within America’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) right are deepening by the day. On one side are the far-right nationalists, and on...