Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
Politics and Government
Democracy
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
Mar 19, 2024
Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
Mar 19, 2024
-
Darryl G. Behrman Lecture: Screening and Discussion of “Bobi Wine: The People's President”The Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Bobi Wine: The People’s President, is set during Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, where music star, activist, and opposition leader Bobi Wine, together with his wife Barbie, rallies supporters in a dangerous fight for freedom from President Museveni’s 35-year regime. Join us for a special screening of the documentary, followed by a discussion examining the outlook for democracy in Uganda and the region. The Darryl G. Behrman Lecture on Africa Policy is held in memory of Darryl G. Behrman, who was originally from South Africa and had an abiding passion for Africa and international peace. The annual lecture is funded by members of the Behrman family.
-
Who Needs an Emir?The ongoing Emirship tussle in Nigeria begs broader questions about the place of traditional rulership in Africa’s emerging democracies.
-
At the Community of Democracies Meeting, the Biden Administration Downgraded Its Support for DemocracyBy sending an acting deputy assistant secretary of state to represent the United States at the recent Community of Democracies meeting that the United States chaired, the Biden administration showed a lack of commitment to democracy.
Experts in this Topic
Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
-
The Rise in LGBTQ+ Hate and Democratic BackslidingPanelists discuss the global rise of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and the intersection of the deterioration of LGBTQ+ rights and democratic backsliding.
-
The OBJ of IlliberalismNigerian statesman Olusegun Obasanjo’s rejection of liberal democracy is heartfelt—and wrong.
-
The Strategic Impact of the Global Movement of People: A Conversation With the Council of CouncilsForeign policy institute leaders from around the world discuss the dynamics of global migration, including the importance of international cooperation in managing both the documented and undocumented movement of people. The Council of Councils (CoC) is an international initiative created by the Council on Foreign Relations to connect leading foreign policy institutes from around the world in a dialogue on issues of global governance and multilateral cooperation. The CoC is composed of twenty-eight major policy institutes from some of the world’s most influential countries. It is designed to facilitate candid, not-for-attribution dialogue and consensus-building among influential opinion leaders from both established and emerging nations, with the ultimate purpose of injecting the conclusions of its deliberations into high-level foreign policy circles within members’ countries.
-
Taiwan’s Democracy Is Thriving in China’s ShadowDespite China’s growing pressure, Taiwan has developed one of the world’s strongest democracies—one that will be increasingly tested in the coming years.
-
Ethnonationalist RumblingsWhy seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.
-
Guarding the Ballot: Addressing Foreign Disinformation and Election InterferencePanelists discuss the escalating threat of foreign disinformation and other forms of election interference and what the United States and its allies can do to combat this risk. This meeting part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Meeting Series on Democracy.
-
Preventing U.S. Election Violence in 2024Violence around U.S. elections in 2024 could not only destabilize American democracy but also embolden autocrats across the world. Jacob Ware recommends that political leaders take steps to shore up civic trust and remove the opportunity for violence ahead of the 2024 election season.
-
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking DownBeijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
-
Mexico’s Electoral Campaigns Kick Off Plus Latin America’s Resilient DemocraciesMexico’s electoral campaigns officially begin with AMLO’s legacy at play plus Latin America’s democracies are challenged but resilient.
-
The Case Against Military RuleNigeria needs a change of direction, not a change of government.
-
Cyber Week in Review: February 16, 2024Pakistan and Indonesia hold elections; U.S. announces AI safety consortium; Iran hacks UAE TV station; DMA will not apply to some Apple and Microsoft products; CISA announces 2024 priorities for JCDC.
-
Prabowo Wins. Does Indonesian Democracy Lose?Prabowo Subianto has won Indonesia’s presidential election. What will his presidency bring?