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U.S. renews call for OAS to suspend Venezuela over its 'full-scale dismantling' of democracy
The Trump administration renewed its call Monday for the Organization of American States to suspend Venezuela and for other members to step up pressure on the country's government to restore constitutional order. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Western Hemisphere bloc that President Nicolas ...
Hundreds march in Hong Kong to mark Beijing's deadly Tiananmen crackdown
Hundreds marched through Hong Kong on Sunday ahead of the 29th anniversary of China's crackdown on democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong is the only place on Chinese soil where the anniversary is openly marked with a famous vigil in Victoria Park ...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohomad's win in parliamentary elections is a victory for democracy in a region that has experienced many recent setbacks in that area.
China and the future of democracy
Will China's power and prosperity really boost the global appeal of its authoritarian model?
The chaos in Washington, juxtaposed against the steady, assertive leadership in China and the self-confidence in Moscow, is doing great damage to the democracy brand.
Asia suggests autocrats can outperform democrats
The key for most successful strongmen is sound economic guidance.
How information technology poses a threat to democracy
Social media could be just the start of a slippery slope leading to an Orwellian world controlled by Big Data Brother, accelerated by convergence with the sensors in our devices and rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
Trouble in paradise: Clashes erupt in Maldives as court orders jailed politicians freed
Political opponents of the Maldives government clashed with police on the streets of the capital early Friday after the Supreme Court ordered the release of imprisoned politicians, including an ex-president living in exile in Britain. Hundreds of people celebrated in Male by waving the country's ...
Facebook acknowledges social media's risks to democracy, struggling to curb hate speech
Facebook acknowledged Monday that widespread use of social media can be harmful to democracy, while pledging to work to minimize these risks. The world's biggest social network's comments were the latest response to persistent criticism for its role in allowing the spread of misinformation, reinforcing ...
Giving democracy the finger in Washington
Trump has used his first year in office to reverse America's traditional role as a guarantor of security and democratic values.
Putting democracy's troubles in context
History shows us that democracy has survived crises far greater than the present moment.
Veteran activist, sour on electoral system, keeps fight for local rights alive over half a century
Shogo Miyazaki, a defiant activist who led an unsuccessful movement to oppose the construction of a freight line through a quiet residential area of Yokohama in the 1960s and 70s, is still unconvinced about the utility of Japan's electoral system. The now defunct Japanese National ...
