Democracy is under pressure from within and without. Illiberal leaders, disinformation, and authoritarian interference are testing institutions across Europe and North America, even as citizens mobilize to defend free and fair government. This hub is the gateway to analysis of democratic health: elections and their integrity, the rule of law and judicial independence, civil society and a free press, and the resilience of institutions against democratic backsliding. Fellows and analysts track the contest between democratic renewal and democratic backsliding, with close attention to Central and Eastern Europe, and assess what strengthens accountable government. Explore analysis and commentary on elections, the rule of law, civil society, and the defense of democracy.
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The West must support the Belarusian protesters' fight for freedom, writes Edward Lucas.
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April 24, 2019
Ukraine Has Spoken. Now What?
Ukrainians have spoken and they have spoken clearly. Ukrainians have voted for change.
April 10, 2019
Moscow’s Growing Reparations Debt
Kremlin's historical amnesia feeds its expansionist ambitions.
April 4, 2019
The Sun Rises Again in the East
The "old West" should take note as voters in Europe's East flock to fresh faces.
February 27, 2019
CEPA Remembers Crimea
Five Years Since Russia’s “Little Green Men” Invaded Ukraine
February 21, 2019
The Election of Our Discontent
On February 24, Moldovans Will Head to the Ballot Box to Elect a New Parliament
February 12, 2019
The Summit of Reckoning
It sounds dramatic but the upcoming heads of government meeting in London this December makes remedying the Alliance’s long-standing flaws a matter of existential urgency. The best news is the most obvious—the accession of Northern Macedonia, following the resolution of the shamefully protracted dispute with Greece about the former Yugoslav republic’s name. This rare note […]
February 5, 2019
The Weakness of Democracy’s Strength
Democracy has rarely looked so messy and unpredictable.
January 29, 2019
Venezuelan Troubles
The brutal and incompetent regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela is losing diplomatic recognition.
January 23, 2019
Latvian Singer Targeted Over Crimea Boycott
In August, Latvian pop singer Laima Vaikule stated that she would never perform in Crimea, illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. After the comment, she faced widespread popular criticism in Russia and a special investigation by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.