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Isabella Wilkinson and Tamar Dekanosidze consider the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the information landscape of and fight against disinformation in Georgia. Similar to in Ukraine, the Kremlin has been waging a long-term information campaign in Georgia, with war in Ukraine amplifying the urgency of decisive action to build resilience in Georgia … Continued
David Gillies considers in Open Canada the prospects for Canada’s commitment to establishing a Canadian centre to promote democracy and good governance around the world. The centre is set to expand the availability of Canadian expertise and assistance to human rights and democracy supporters and will prioritise fast and flexible support for fragile and emerging … Continued
Michael Meyer-Resende of Democracy Reporting International considers the implications of five different scenarios for European and global human rights and democracy support. Immediate impact is assessed as weakening the extreme right, and in some countries also the extreme left, who have traditionally praised Putin, are now seen as having appeased or supported a violent and … Continued
Marie Kwon argues in the German Marshall Fund of the United States that for countries to successfully address democratic decline, transatlantic partners must take a collaborative approach. She notes that neither the US nor the EU has emerged unscathed from the past ten years of democratic decline, and that the shortcomings in the world’s established … Continued
Sam Rainsy, Former Minister of Economy and Finance of Cambodia, writes in the Diplomat reminding us of how stable democracies are fundamental to peace. Democracy and peace are mutually reinforcing– it is rare for democracies to invade neighbours or go to war with each other, and the unpopularity of war with an empowered public of … Continued
John Davenport writes in the Conversation about opportunities for democratic alliances to respond to the new challenges to democracy and human rights in the 21st century. He draws from his research, which indicates that “new alliances may be needed to replace, or at least expand and support, the familiar ones built to keep global peace … Continued
Hanna Hopko and Laura Thornton in the Hill make the case for the importance of Ukraine for democracy globally and the fight against authoritarianism. The authors argue that, “if the entire point of the Summit for Democracy is to protect democracy, Ukraine should be the rallying cry to make good on the commitment.” Ukrainian democracy … Continued
Laura Thornton and Annika Silva-Leander consider in GMFUS’ Alliance for Securing Democracy the little visible action on commitments after the Summit. Against the backdrop of rising global authoritarianism, the Summit must not be an empty initiative of words with no action or follow-up. The authors believe that the Summit “matters if the momentum created by … Continued
Forum 2000 sat down with Charles Edel, the Australia Chair and a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to discuss the Summit and its associated launched initiatives. Main takeaways included: After the image of American democracy was tarnished during the Trump presidency, under the leadership of President Biden, it is now … Continued
Grant Golub in the National Interest considers the ideological framing of the Summit for Democracy and how it may impact upon the possibilities for escalations of conflict with Russia and China. Golub interprets the rhetoric expressed at the Summit as echoing that of the Cold War, in which the world is divided into two competing … Continued
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