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The Dictators’ Last Stand

If the past decade has been depressingly bad for democracy, the next one may well turn out to be surprisingly tough on autocrats.

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Democratization September/October 2019 Essay

The Dictators’ Last Stand

If the past decade has been depressingly bad for democracy, the next one may well turn out to be surprisingly tough on autocrats.

Yascha Mounk

Democratization September/October 2019 Review Essay

An American in Cairo

Lisa Anderson reviews Peter Hessler's account of postrevolutionary Egypt.

Reviewed by Lisa Anderson

Democratization Jul 29, 2019 Snapshot

Why President Essebsi, and Tunisia, Stood Alone

President Beji Caid Essebsi is no longer alive, but the democracy he and the Tunisian people created—vibrant, messy, and magnificent—will survive him.

Allen James Fromherz

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Jul 2, 2019 Snapshot

Power and Paranoia in Caracas

The case for a negotiated solution grows stronger by the day, but until Venezuela’s political elites can overcome their fear of one another, such a solution will...

Ivan Briscoe

Nicolás Maduro at a military parade in Caracas, June 2019

Civil Society Jun 10, 2019 Snapshot

What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt

As Algeria and Sudan take their first tentative steps toward democracy, they can draw on lessons from Egypt's 2011 revolution to help keep their own transitions on...

Killian Clarke

Democratization July/August 2019 Essay

America’s Forgotten Colony

The United States must end its failed and unjust colonial relationship with Puerto Rico, via statehood if need be.

Antonio Weiss and Brad Setser

After the hurricane: San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2017

Political Development July/August 2019 Comment

Democracy Demotion

The United States must go back to leading efforts to promote democracy abroad. But it must begin at home, by fixing its own broken system.

Larry Diamond

Mission accomplished: voting in the Iraqi parliamentary elections in December 2005

Post-Conflict Reconstruction May 30, 2019 Snapshot

Libya’s New Civil War

By staving off foreign interference, safeguarding Libya’s oil resources, and wielding punitive measures, the United States could begin to steer Libya’s antagonists...

Frederic Wehrey and Wolfram Lacher

Fighters aligned with the GNA clash with Haftar's forces on the outskirts of Libya, May 2019

Civil & Military Relations May 30, 2019 Snapshot

Why Venezuela’s Regime Hasn’t Collapsed

Venezuela’s opposition cannot oust Nicolás Maduro if it does not first break up the military-civilian alliance that is keeping him in power.

Laura Gamboa Gutiérrez

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro at a military base in Caracas, May 2019

Ideology May 3, 2019 Snapshot

The Chinese Enlightenment at 100

Over the past century, the May Fourth Movement has come to symbolize the birth of modern China.

Dan Xin Huang

Soldiers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, May 1998

Democratization May 2, 2019 Snapshot

After Bashir

What happens next to Bashir isn't just about a deposed dictator. It has consequences for the future of Sudan itself.

Zachariah Mampilly

Democratization Apr 25, 2019 Snapshot

People Power Is Rising in Africa

A new tide of people power is rising in Africa.

Zoe Marks, Erica Chenoweth, and Jide Okeke

Protesters in Khartoum, Sudan, April 2019

Globalization May/June 2019 Review Essay

A World Safe for Capital

Stephen Wertheim reviews "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism" by Quinn Slobodian, the story of how a small set of neoliberal intellectuals in...

Reviewed by Stephen Wertheim

Civil Society Apr 10, 2019 Snapshot

The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika

On April 5, just a few days after Bouteflika stepped down, Algerians were back on the streets in greater numbers than ever. They don’t just want to see the back of an...

James McDougall

Algerians celebrate Bouteflika's resignation in Algiers, April 2019

Politics & Society May/June 2019 Review Essay

A Good Democracy Is Hard to Find

Democracy's bumpy past explains its troubled present—but reveals little about its future.

Reviewed by Thomas Carothers

Democratization Jan 17, 2019 Snapshot

The Retreat of African Democracy

African democracy is in for a rough 2019.

Nic Cheeseman and Jeffrey Smith

A man counts votes at the Independent National Electoral Commission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2019.

Civil Society Nov 30, 2018 Snapshot

Is Libya Finally Ready for Peace?

Recent developments in Libya offer, for the first time in years, reason for guarded optimism about the country's future.

Frederic Wehrey and Jalel Harchaoui

UN Libya Envoy Ghassan Salame (L) and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Palermo, November 2018.

Democratization Nov 14, 2018 Snapshot

噩梦般的旧日重现

为何习近平加强镇压

Kelly Hammond, Rian Thum, and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Democratization Oct 30, 2018 Snapshot

China’s Bad Old Days Are Back

Under Xi Jinping, China is extending political repression from its Western border regions into Hong Kong and other that once seemed relatively free by comparison. What...

Kelly Hammond, Rian Thum, and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Sisi Oct 22, 2018 Snapshot

To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary

Rights groups and others have called for Sisi to allow competitive elections, but his regime is unlikely to accede to such demands. Activists and governments would be...

Bruce Rutherford

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a military ceremony in Paris, France, November 2014

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The Dictators’ Last Stand

An American in Cairo

Why President Essebsi, and Tunisia, Stood Alone

Power and Paranoia in Caracas

What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt

America’s Forgotten Colony

Democracy Demotion

Libya’s New Civil War

Why Venezuela’s Regime Hasn’t Collapsed

The Chinese Enlightenment at 100

After Bashir

People Power Is Rising in Africa

A World Safe for Capital

The Fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika

A Good Democracy Is Hard to Find

The Retreat of African Democracy

Is Libya Finally Ready for Peace?

噩梦般的旧日重现

China’s Bad Old Days Are Back

To Stop Sisi, Strengthen Egypt’s Judiciary

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