In an opinion poll of 19 mostly Western democracies conducted last year, almost half of respondents said they were dissatisfied with how democracy...
CAN DEMOCRACY TOLERATE INTOLERANCE AND SURVIVE?
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The crisis of democracy and governance
Should We Tolerate the Intolerant? / Elisabeth Braw
"If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the...
What’s the Point of Freedom if You Don’t Do Something With It? / Shahidul Alam
Shahidul Alam is many things: world-class photographer, Bangladeshi human rights activist, teacher, and author. He is also a provocateur, whose...
The Trials of Donald Trump
Imagine a new blockbuster movie in which a former American president, running for re-election, is criminally indicted not once or twice, but four...
Trump Agonistes / Joon Kim
Donald Trump continues to make history: he is the only American president (serving or former) ever to have been criminally indicted. He already...
Masters Of War
Sudan is at war with itself. Since the 2019 uprising that booted Omar al-Bashir from office after thirty years, the country has experienced more...
Africa’s Arc of Misery: Sudan / Samah Salman
Samah Salman, a Sudanese businesswoman and civil society leader shares her insights on the situation and efforts for peace. Sudan is at war with...
Nous entendez-vous, Monsieur le Président?
French President Emmanuel Macron has had a rough few months. Weeks of sometimes violent protest against pension reform that he eventually imposed by...
Reflections on the Guillotine / Pierre Lellouche
Macron’s dilemma: European sovereignty or alienating allies? Former French politician Pierre Lellouche analyzes Macron’s blunders and their impact...