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Can the West live up to its own democratic principles?0
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- December 2, 2020
DemDigest December 2, 2020 A high-level look at NATO’s next 10 years recommends significant changes to confront the new challenges of an aggressive Russia and a rising China, urging overhauls to fortify the alliance’s cohesion and to better coordinate with democratic allies around the world, the Times reports: NATO did well boosting military deterrence after the
READ MOREAmartya Sen’s 5 keywords – choice, capability, freedom, justice and democracy0
DemDigest November 5, 2020 In the harsh Machiavellian world that we live in, politics appears far too murky to come close to the normative ideal of liberal democracy that Amartya Sen holds on to and articulates with great conviction and care, says analyst Achin Chakraborty. In his new book, How to read Amartya Sen,
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Why democracies handle crises better than authoritarians0
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- March 20, 2020
DemDigest March 19, 2020 China Digital Times An independent democracy advocacy organization is warning that authoritarian regimes are using the global coronavirus outbreak to suppress freedoms of speech and restrict fundamental rights outside of the scope of public health needs, The Washington Times reports: The nonpartisan Washington-based Freedom House said in a statement
READ MOREChina’s Belt-and-Road push for global sway – renewed or ‘overhyped’?0
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- January 17, 2020
DemDigest January 17, 2020 As Chinese leader Xi Jinping landed in Myanmar on Friday he hoped to send a clear signal that his country is back in the driver’s seat. Having backed Myanmar, also known as Burma, while Western nations recoiled at its atrocities against the Rohingya, Xi is poised to cash in
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