How Turkey's opposition won big: 'The CHP notched its best electoral performance since 1977 and surpassed the AKP for the first time in decades. The CHP outstripped the AKP by more than a million votes'
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'We must get serious again about promoting the values, experiences, requirements, and institutions of democracy....with the scope and ease of access in many languages, required to save it.' Great take from one of the pioneers of #democraticgovernance LarryDiamond

On top of all the benefits Paul Poast notes in this thread, NATO has been really, really good for democracy. Michael McFaul and I explain why in our latest for Journal of Democracy here: journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

'Many of us have lost track of the motivating spirit of liberal societies...Here, I offer one way of understanding that motivating spirit.'

Read Bryan Garsten's 'The Liberalism of Refuge' to understand why we should care about liberalism again:
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Bader Al-Saif بدر السيف At the risk of sounding like a broken record and inviting more bot-fueled attacks... will the show go on or will the music be 'suspended' at some point?

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Can liberalism be saved?

Read our liberalism symposium to decide for yourself.
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The Russian dissident journalist and activist knew if he returned to Russia he would be imprisoned or worse. But he was plagued by one question that compelled him to go.

Read our new #onineexclusive by Pedro Pizano (Peter) here:
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#NATO 's mission of keeping peace in Europe and helping democracy spread is as pertinent and urgent now as it was 75 years ago at its founding, argue Michael McFaul and Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦. Read more in Journal of Democracy. ⤵️ ow.ly/Xxyi50R91lK

'Every democratic loss or failure has potential diffusion and demonstration effects. And likewise, every birth or defense of democracy becomes a source of hope, instruction, and inspiration.' — LarryDiamond via Journal of Democracy ow.ly/H5GT50RaX1u

I've been wanting to write for Journal of Democracy for sometime. Grateful to Will Dobson and his team for the opportunity and specially honored to do so with a piece about Vladimir Kara-Murza's courage and freedom:

'Why Vladimir Kara-Murza Gave Up His Freedom' journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

Democracy is more resilient than many people realize, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t worrying signs on the horizon.
Read our new #onlineexclusive from
Freedom House Yana Gorokhovskaia here:
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Have you read our latest #booksinreview by our Executive Editor Philip J. Costopoulos?

Read his contemplation of 'How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler,' by peter pomerantsev PublicAffairs here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

How did Turkey's opposition deal the ruling party their largest electoral defeat in decades?

Read this #onlineexclusive by Berk Esen and Sebnem Gumuscu to find out!
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Less than a year after a bitter loss, the opposition dealt Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party their largest electoral defeat in decades. The question is whether they can now build on their success.

NEW #onlineexclusive by Sebnem Gumuscu Berk
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If you happen to bump into Nato today, say Happy Birthday! It turns 75 today. Also, read this:

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Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, is a 'hard place' for democracy. What makes Malawi's democracy so resilient?

Read 'Why Malawi's Democracy Endures' by kim yi dionne (@dadakim.bsky.social) to find out: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

As NATO turns 75 this week, Michael McFaul and Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦 celebrate the alliance’s impressive military achievements and role in spreading democracy . . . but also urge members to keep up the pace and not fumble on the goal of security and peace. ow.ly/BomY50R80av

When they say we are as we are because we got this way…

👉 ‘Hungary’s case tells us what to look for in anticipating #democratic failure & serves as a cautionary tale for the EU’

Last minute tasty #FoodForThought on wider Europe as well from Veronica Anghel Erik Jones Journal of Democracy

With ⁦Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦⁩ our latest:
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