Democracy

In the global resistance to autocracy, Turkey’s Boğaziçi University faculty deserves pride of place

Kemal Kirişci and Ayşe Candan Kirişci

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Army soldiers stand guard outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Anti-democratic sentiment boils over in Brazil

Valerie Wirtschafter and Ted Piccone

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The head and torso of the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee are separated for transport following the statue's removal. The Virginia supreme court ruled last week that the six-story monument could be removed. It has yet to be determined whether the pedestal covered in anti-racism graffiti will be removed given its prominent role in the 2020 anti-racism uprising in Richmond. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

County secession: Local efforts to redraw political borders

Colby Galliher and Edison Forman

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Can democracies cooperate with China on AI research?

Cameron F. Kerry, Joshua P. Meltzer, and Matt Sheehan

Monday, January 9, 2023

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. is seen at night on January 5, 2023, the eve of the second anniversary of the January 6 attacks on the Capitol and as lawmakers vote on Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker for a third day. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Can America’s democracy heal?

Fiona Hill and Yascha Mounk

Friday, January 6, 2023

Tunisia, Ariana, 2022-12-17. A Tunisian elderly man arrives at a polling station to cast his vote during the first round of the parliamentary elections. Tunisians are to elect the new 161 members of the parliament officially called Assembly of People s Representatives (ARP). A second round will takes place in February or March 2023. Photograph by Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas. Tunisie, Ariana, 2022-12-17. Une femme agee tunisienne arrive dans un bureau de vote pour voter lors du premier tour des elections legislatives. Les Tunisiens doivent elire les 161 nouveaux membres du Parlement, officiellement appele Assemblee des representants du peuple (ARP). Un second tour aura lieu en fevrier ou mars 2023. Photographie de Chedly BEN IBRAHIM / Hans Lucas.

Tunisia’s parliamentary election draws a collective shrug

Sharan Grewal

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses his supporters during a rally to oppose the conviction and political ban of himself, a popular rival to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

As a Turkish court bans Istanbul’s mayor from politics, has Erdoğan miscalculated?

Kemal Kirişci

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

A man rides a bicycle past the debris of Russian military machinery destroyed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Rusaniv, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

Freedom from fear

Fiona Hill

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

What lessons do past international efforts at rebuilding war-torn countries hold for organizing the reconstruction of Ukraine?

David Wessel and Elijah Asdourian

Monday, December 19, 2022

Democracy in Asia: Addressing challenges to democratic governance

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Washington, DC

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers seen wearing their uniforms, while chanting slogans during the protest against the West Bengal government over the non-payment of their salaries and other demands. (Photo by Jit Chattopadhyay / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Democracy and public health in Asia

Syaru Shirley Lin, June Park, Feng-Jen Jean Tsai, Radhika Radhakrishnan, Stephen Duckett, and Yasushi Katsuma

December 2022

A woman wearing a face mask uses on her mobile phone while walking along the street at Khao San Road during lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand on August 28, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Impact of disinformation on democracy in Asia

Jessica Brandt, Maiko Ichihara, Nuurrianti Jalli, Puma Shen, and Aim Sinpeng

December 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia judicial complex on July 28, 2020. Razak was found guilty on Tuesday (28) of all charges against him on his first corruption trial, two years after his government was linked to the 1MDB corruption scandal.

Corruption and democracy in Asia

Thomas Pepinsky, Francis E. Hutchinson, Maria Ela L. Atienza, and Hyeok Yong Kwon

December 2022

Migrant workers conduct checks on a road surface with the city skyline pictured in the background at Marina Bay on February 13, 2022 in Singapore. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Democracy and inequality

Andrew Yeo, Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, Meredith L. Weiss, Kok-Hoe Ng, and Byunghwan Son

December 2022

The stress on Putin must be acute right now. This is a war that he is completely responsible for and he knows that people will be out to get him.

Fiona Hill ITV News Tuesday, December 13, 2022

On December 7, Fiona Hill joined Yevgenia Albats of NYU’s Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia for a discussion on Vladimir Putin, Russia, and the invasion of Ukraine.

Fiona Hill

NYU Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building at dawn, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The Supreme Court needs real oversight

Glenn Fine

The Atlantic Monday, December 5, 2022

As Americans head to the polls to vote in the 2022 Midterm Elections, the early voters trickle in during the morning hours at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP/Sipa USANo Use Germany.

Let’s educate tomorrow’s voters: Democracy depends on it

Elias Blinkoff, Molly Scott, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Monday, November 21, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Commerce, Georgia, U.S. March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Fulton County, Georgia’s Trump Investigation

Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, Noah Bookbinder, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Colby Galliher, Joshua Matz, Debra Perlin, and Jason Powell

Monday, November 14, 2022

2022 elections: Results and implications 

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

Washington, DC