For the past 15 months, most critics of the Trump administration have reached for the word autocrat — a leader who ...

I recently had the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion on geopolitical issues at the Kyiv Security Forum in Kyiv. One of the key issues covered by the panel was the status of Russia’s ...

William Golding's story of boys descending into violence is a 20th-Century classic. Now Adolescence writer Jack Thorne is behind a new TV version speaking to a rancorous world.

Indian American political scientist’s research focuses on authoritarian regimes and transitions to and from democracy.

The UAE’s ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can ...

For Jürgen Habermas, who died in March, the essence of democracy was thoughtful back-and-forth argument.

The plethora of candidates in the post-party line era puts a very heavy burden on voters who want to vote for a candidate ...

The defeat of Viktor Orbán wasn't primarily driven by anger over the dismantling of liberal democracy. But the new government ...

The Hungarian election results offer valuable lessons on the dangers of autocratic rule, limited outside influence, and the resilience of democracy.

Our country soon begins celebrating the 250th anniversary of our independence (1776) and later, the adoption of our Constitution, which launched our Great Experiment in Democracy (1789).  Alarmingly, ...

Democracies under pressure: More and more countries are slipping into authoritarian systems of government, democracies are on the defensive, according to the Bertelsmann Stiftung's (BTI) new ...