Democracy

A tattered U.S. flag flies at the Con Edison Substation in Downtown Manhattan

Is the US headed for another Civil War?

William G. Gale and Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 16, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom makes an appearance after the polls close on the recall election, at the California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, California, U.S., September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Pandemic Politics: Why Gavin Newsom beat the recall and Ron DeSantis is in trouble

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 16, 2021

People with face masks walk past US-Taiwan which are hung outside a restaurant , amid US’s ever-changing partnership with Taiwan and the escalating tensions between Taipei and China, in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 August 2021. The US-Taiwan tie is switching to a rapport through military, political, economy, and medical commitments and collaborations including arms sale and trade deals whilst the intensifying threats of China unifying Taiwan have brought uncertainty to the stability of regional security for south east Asia, according to some critics. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

America’s intensifying focus on Asia opens opportunities for strengthening US-Taiwan relations

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

210120 Sunrise over the United States Capitol Building ahead of the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo: Joel Marklund / BILDBYRÅN / kod JM / JM0063 No Use Sweden. No Use Norway. No Use Austria.

How America’s response to 9/11 contributed to our national decline

William A. Galston

Friday, August 27, 2021

Protesters hold up their mobile phones during a demonstration in support of the EU integration at Independence Square in Kiev November 28, 2013. The European Union told Ukraine it was risking its economic future by rejecting a free-trade deal in favour of closer ties with Russia, hours before a likely frosty encounter on Thursday evening between EU leaders and President Viktor Yanukovich. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Journalism after 9/11

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

A member of Taliban (C) stands outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Around the halls: The Taliban retakes Afghanistan

Madiha Afzal, Ranj Alaaldin, Daniel L. Byman, Giovanna De Maio, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Marvin Kalb, Suzanne Maloney, Patrick W. Quirk, Itamar Rabinovich, Douglas A. Rediker, Bruce Riedel, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Shibley Telhami

Monday, August 16, 2021

Restaurant manager Angelika Meixner places a portrait of new German Chancellor Angela Merkel beside pictures of her predecessors on a wall at the restaurant 'Kanzlereck' ('Chancellors Corner') in Berlin's government district, November 23, 2005. The pictures show (top row from L) Konrad Adenauer (German Chancellor from 1949 to 1963), Ludwig Erhardt (1963-1966), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1966-1969), Willy Brandt (1969-1974) (lower from L) Helmut Schmidt (1974-1982), Helmut Kohl (1982-1998), Gerhard Schroeder (1998-2005) and Merkel (2005-).

“None of the above?”: Germany’s eminently resistible chancellor candidates have escaped the hardships of previous leaders

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2020. Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS

Tunisia, democracy, and the return of American hypocrisy

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

After the announcement the evening before by the President of the Republic Kais Saied is freezing the activities of the assembly and the dismissal of the head of government and its members, Rached Ghannouchi, president of the assembly and the Islamist Ennahdha party, went to the assembly with some deputies, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Monday 3 a.m. July 26, 2021. They found themselves in front of a closed gate and an assembly held by the military who denied him access to parliament. He then established a sitin in front of the gates of the assembly and called on his supporters to join him in regaining power. Photo by Nicolas Fauque/Images De Tunisie/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kais Saied’s power grab in Tunisia

Monday, July 26, 2021

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

The shaky pillars of American democracy

Thursday, July 22, 2021