Democracy
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Biden makes the case at the UN for using ‘relentless diplomacy’ instead of military might to solve global crises
He used his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly to describe a world where American civic leadership, rather…
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Overkill: Reforming the Legal Basis for the U.S. War on Terror
As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, we argue that Washington should enact a…
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Tactical Takeover: Germany’s Liberals Are Ready to Run the Country
In Germany, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) is traditionally the party that is most closely aligned with the market economy.…
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Australia’s COVID response could be undermining democracy. Why is civil society staying silent?
I would really encourage everyone in civil society to read it. In short, it talks to the temporary becoming permanent,…
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China slams Britain for ‘gross interference’ over Hong Kong arrests
China’s foreign ministry accused British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab of “gross interference” on Friday after he sent a tweet in…
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Morocco’s Elections Prove Democracy Can Work with Islam
They couldn’t be more wrong. Ahmed Charai The National Interest The Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and appointment of a cabinet…
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Myanmar’s shadow government declares resistance war in ‘public revolution’ against junta
Formed two months after the February 1 coup, the National Unity Government (NUG) is comprised of ousted politicians and the heads…
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Rights groups denounce Austrian Ibizagate whistleblower trial
Criminal charges against the whistleblower whose leak of the “Ibizagate” video took down Austria’s government in 2019 will discourage other informants and may…
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First Nations Voice to Parliament: It’s time to rethink democracy
Our collective failure to embrace the Uluru Statement from the Heart represents a missed opportunity to accelerate Australia’s journey to…
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Mikis Theodorakis obituary
For those with only a nodding acquaintance with Greece and Greek music, the name of Mikis Theodorakis, who has died…
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The EU Must Terminate Hungary’s Membership
The lesson for the European Union should be clear: if it does not lead by example and expel its own…
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De-Erdoganisation
The Taliban warned that despite ‘historic, cultural and religious bonds with the Muslim people of Turkey’, they would view such…
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Venezuela: Making the Most of the Mexican Breakthrough
The discussions will likely be long and cumbersome, but there is space for partial and early agreements that could improve…
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Senator chides Turkish leadership
ATHENS, Greece — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, criticized Turkey on Friday during a…
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SNP anger after UK Cabinet minister sets out route to independence referendum
EDINBURGH — Politicians from the ruling pro-independence Scottish National Party have reacted with fury after a senior U.K. Cabinet minister…
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Hong Kong group behind major pro-democracy protests disbands amid police pressure
A major civil society group that was behind some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests has disbanded under increasing pressure from…
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