Were Russian intelligence operatives involved in the terrorist attack in Moscow, or did they simply fail to stop it?
Democracy: On the Precipice?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
People to Autocrats: Not So Fast
Authoritarianism has been on the march for years, but people powered revolutions are pushing regimes toward democracy on nearly every continent.
COVID-19 and the End of Autocrats
The outbreak of COVID-19 initially looked like a gift to autocrats around the world — until they botched it.
‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ May Have Been Ahead of His Time, Not Behind It
From Europe to the United States, creative coalitions of activists and scholars could break the right-wing wave unleashed by the failures of the more traditional liberal-neoconservative political class.
The Nobel Laureate vs. the Dictator
Nobel Prize Winner Svetlana Alexievich is challenging both a dictator and a bad case of historical amnesia.
Belarus Brings Back Forced Labor for ‘Social Parasites’
Even as the U.S. and Europe reach out to Belarus amid tensions with Russia, the country is resurrecting controversial Soviet-era policies.
A New Crackdown in Belarus
Ahead of elections later this year, the state once dubbed “Europe’s Last Dictatorship” is launching a fierce new crackdown on journalists and human rights defenders.
NATO Airstrike Highlights Af-Pak Animosity as Well as U.S.-Pak
Many Afghans were pleased about the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
The National Future of Belarus
Last December Vladimir Putin of Russia paid a visit to Aleksandr Lukashenka of Belarus. This prompted local and international media to speculate on whether the visit was to clinch a deal between the two presidents for a (re)unification of Belarus with Russia. Belarusian nationalists bemoaned the prospect while tacitly admitting that they wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. Although nothing came of the meeting, the issue remains on the agenda.