'Georgia may be in the middle of a historical inflection point...One way leads to a full autocracy — something independent Georgia has never experienced — and some sort of reintegration into a Russian world.'

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'An alarming string of military coups across the Sahel in recent years has greatly marginalized Western engagement in this important and highly volatile region.'

Learn why Joseph Siegle and Jeffrey Smith recommend standing up to Africa's Juntas:
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If you want to understand why generals support a presidential power grab, then you need to understand the logic that motivates them. Why they leave the barracks — and what we must do to get them to stand down.

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In the wake of the Woman, Life, Freedom mass protests, Iran’s clerical government does not want to appear vulnerable. The mullahs may become more repressive in the lead up to the next presidential election, now set for June 28.

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The BJP's electoral bonds 'effectively created a new currency for monied interests to purchase favors — as well as a convenient means for government officials to extort funds from those they sought to target,' writes Vipul Mudgal.

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A Plataforma Democrática acaba de lançar mais uma edição do Journal of Democracy (@jodemocracy) em Português! Disponível para download gratuito, a publicação traz seis artigos, sendo cinco traduções inéditas e um texto original em português.

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Interested in learning more about the recent rise in foreign agent laws? Check out our curated list on the topic below featuring work from Journal of Democracy, #Power3 .0, and Forum @ NED's #AbigailSkalka 🧵:

''自由主义'作为政治生活中的一个形容词，绝不能与要求被统治者在涉及正义问题时做出妥协相提并论。相反，统治者必须接受对其权力的限制'。

The Journal of Democracy provides a series of extremely interesting articles on Iran

With EU elections fast approaching, and talks of new radical right realignment, my take for Journal of Democracy on how the elections relate to the state of European democracy:
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🇮🇩 Indonesia's 2024 election received little global attention, but there's more to the story than would appear-- read the take on 'Indonesia's High-Stakes Handover' from Dan Slater Center for Political Studies: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

'While the juntas justify their coups — and continued strongman rule — based on the claim that they are uniquely able to restore security, episodes of violence linked to militant Islamist groups have doubled since these militaries have seized power.'

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'Even as Modi has complained of foreign powers undermining India’s autonomy and its elections, the electoral bonds — in concert with new amendments to the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act — opened a backdoor for international political lobbying.'

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'The richest man in Georgia wants to maintain the country as his personal fiefdom indefinitely...His best chance is to move the whole country in the direction of the autocrat-friendly Russian world.'

Read 'Why Georgia Has Erupted in Protest' by Ghia Nodia
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'In Guatemala in 1993, Indonesia in 2001, and, most recently, Peru and Brazil in 2022, presidents were unable to broaden their powers or extend their stay in office after militaries refused to back their takeovers,' writes Sharan Grewal.

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Ukraine can't hold elections during the war. Organizing mass elections amid an ongoing invasion poses serious practical challenges. The question is: does that matter?

Read the essay by Anna Romandash to find out.
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'The manipulation of elections was one of the leading causes of the global decline in freedom in 2023...contests that were already designed to unfairly favor the incumbent were further choreographed to eliminate [the] possibility of an incumbent loss.'

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Aleksandar Vučić is tearing down what remains of Serbian democracy while the West remains silent. Serbia has become a test case for democratic resolve, and the region’s would-be strongmen are taking notice.

'Why Aspiring Autocrats Are Watching Serbia':
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