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June 4, 2024

Global
The Rise in LGBTQ+ Hate and Democratic Backsliding

Panelists discuss the global rise of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and the intersection of the deterioration of LGBTQ+ rights and democratic backsliding. 

Play Silhouetted person waves rainbow pride flag.
Event by Graeme Reid, Ari Shaw, Maria Sjödin, and Nancy Yao

March 4, 2024

Chad
Chad’s “Democratic” Transition

In assessing Chad’s upcoming elections, the junta’s actions should speak louder than their words.    

Delegates wait for Chad’s transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby to arrive ahead of an inauguration meeting of a coalition of parties for his candidacy for the presidential election set for May, in N'Djamena, Chad on March 2, 2024.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

December 19, 2023

Democracy
What a Democratic Russia Would Mean for the United States

When the Soviet Union collapsed more than thirty years ago, American leaders hoped that Russia would embark on a transition to free-market democracy. Shared democratic values, the thinking went, woul…

Article by Thomas Graham Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

July 16, 2024

Mexico
Will Maduro Hold on to Power in Venezuela’s 2024 Election?

The closely watched elections on July 28 will determine whether incumbent President Nicolás Maduro wins a third term or allows a democratic transition.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addresses the media after signing an agreement to recognize the results of the election.
Expert Brief by Shannon K. O'Neil and Julia Huesa

September 18, 2023

Democracy
A Democratic Inquest

Pervasive despondency about democracy in Africa urges the imperative to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.  

A large group of protesters in Nigeria raise their hands in a fist formation on Democracy Day.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare Africa in Transition

February 14, 2024

Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria

Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria  Prepared statement by Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies  Council on Foreign Re…

Ebenezer Obadare testifying on "The Future of Freedom in Nigeria" at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa meeting held on February 14, 2024.
Testimony by Ebenezer Obadare Africa Program

January 16, 2024

Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Virtual Roundtable: Democratic Regression and the Backlash Against Gender Equality and Women’s Rights
Play Saskia Brechenmacher, Andrea Krizsan, and Ann Norris discuss democratic regression and the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights
Virtual Event by Saskia Brechenmacher, Andrea Krizsan, and Linda Robinson

November 3, 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo
Catastrophic Displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The latest revelations about the scale of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s crisis deserve attention.

A Congolese soldier stands guard as civilians gather to enrol with the electoral commission as voters at the Zanner Institute centre in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

October 31, 2023

United States
Meet Dean Phillips, Democratic Presidential Candidate

The U.S. congressman from Minnesota is a candidate for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.

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Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

December 12, 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo Holds Tense Elections: What to Know

Congo’s elections on December 20 are unlikely to deliver meaningful change to address massive insecurity in the east, corruption scandals, and persistent poverty.

In Brief by Michelle Gavin Africa Program