The free world needs an alliance of democracies increasing defense spending and collaborating in mutual programs to fight ...

In Autocracy Inc., Pulitzer winner Anne Applebaum suggests there is a “network” among the world’s autocrats, which they use ...

Although they are too ideologically diverse to form official alliances or an "axis," autocratic countries share common ...

Three decades ago, many liberals proclaimed victory for democracy and a“rules-based international order.” But today, the ...

Recent attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon haven’t come in the form of drones or missile strikes. The weapons were already in the ...

Why are autocracies on the rise? In her new book, Autocracy, Inc., Pulitzer prize-winner Anne Applebaum provides an answer: there is a “network” among the world’s autocrats, who use the ...

The Iranian regime shipped weapons to Vladimir Putin to help with his invasion of Ukraine, a move that calls for a strong ...

Through mechanisms of accountability and civic participation, democracy delivers long-term improvements in social development ...

In a recent meeting with the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in London, Applebaum drew comparisons between modern autocracies and 20th-century dictatorships, pointing to several key differences ...

The coalescing partnership of autocracies led by China and Russia will impose strategic choices on Western democracies, no matter who wins the U.S. presidential election. Can the U.S. and its ...

And their aim does not always have to be perfect. That is because liberal democracies are self-correcting. Unlike in ...