#Democracies

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/7Good article by Janan Ganesh, but while I agree that governance is what democracies are supposed to do best, I would also argue that democracies, as Churchill is supposed to

Risa Brooks

RisaBrooks12

I study armed forces in both democracies like the U.S. and non-democracies and often urge people to think about commonalities. Here are a few lessons from non-democracies for recent events

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

Not even sure what to tweet about the US. I'm watching in horror and sadness. Trump is a terrible president and politician but a consummate rabble rouser. Those who have

Peter White

PeteWhitePolSci

It is very rare for established democracies to regularly have retired generals as their ministers of defense (thread)https://twitter.com/PeteWhitePolSci/status/1190382486095720448 Most that do are new or transitioning democracies. The more

Alexander Stubb

alexstubb

Thread:The @realDonaldTrump Presidency has been a disaster on many accounts, not least for us avid Transatlantisists and friends of America. Time will heal the wounds and I hope that the

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jew_AndAhalfMen

A pernicious assumption by liberal internationalist types is that democracies are by nature better behaved and less oppressive.Indonesia & Pakistan are ostensibly democracies, and they brutalise minorities and dissenters with

Gargari

Gargaristan

The period from the Turkish invasion of Efrîn 2018 to the invasion of Artsakh now has some important lessons for democrats in the NAWA region:First off, you can't rely on

Jonathan D. K. Fitzgerald

JonathanDKF

Been doing some thinking about the events of January 6th; and I’ve realized that while they were shocking, abhorrent, they weren’t exactly unexpected. A short thread on the current state

Adam Ni

adam_ni

Beijing has rushed through the National People's Congress on the final day of the sitting session a new law giving security agencies sweeping powers. It gives new powers for the

Keith Humphreys

KeithNHumphreys

Later this year, many liberal democracies will face a massive cultural, political and health challenge: Everyone who wants a vaccine will have had one (willingness below, US is about 56%)

Silkie Carlo

silkiecarlo

It’s crystal clear - as Britain falls into the grips of authoritarianism, the pillars of democracy we thought we had have already crumbled.Because as this is happening, there is NO

Jason Kishineff 🌍 🇺🇸 🌹✌️🌻🌺

kishineff

Given that the DNC and the media rigged the 2016 primary, as admitted by current DNC Chair Tom Perez (https://observer.com/2017/02/dnc-chair-candidate-tom-perez-admits-democratic-primaries-rigged/ ) and Barack Obama's role in "acce

Saumitra Jha

saumjha

How networks of influential individuals helped destroy one of the world’s most durable democracies and legitimise a racist, authoritarian state | VOX, CEPR Policy Portalhttps://voxeu.org/article/how-networks-influential-individuals-helped

Luke Gromen

LukeGromen

1/ Western social democracies wrote the biggest healthcare, disability, & long-term care policy in the history of the world. Except they did so effectively unreserved and without any underwriting standards,

Lindsay P. Gorman

LindsayPGorman

The #TikTok deadline is today with no resolution in sight. In today's @WashPost, Sen. @MarkWarner and I look forward to a more multilateral, less erratic form of foreign policy when

Tom Wright

thomaswright08

This by @JimGoldgeier and @BWJ777 on why the democracy summit is not a good idea is an important well argued piece which I half agree with. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-12-14/democracy-summit-not-what-doctor-ordered 1/9 Bruc

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