Clientelistic vote mobilization is a prominent electoral strategy in many of the world's democracies and electoral authoritarian regimes. Yet the comparative study of this practice, which involves exchanging pe
There are surely many organisations that have gone down that path as well. It’s important to balance the desire for democratic principles with the need for clear accountability, effective decision-making processes, and respect for expertise (in the right context). I know there is a big “...
“And under the Quad Vaccine Partnership, at least 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses manufactured in India will be delivered by the end of 2022.” This progress would not have been possible without the partnership between the U.S. and India — the two largest democracies in the w...
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“I think that a lot of tech companies in Europe would do what is needed to do. They would put their knowledge and skills where they’re needed,” says Ieva Ilves, a veteran Latvian diplomat and technology policy expert. But many governments across the continent are still too slow,...
is deeply tied to Xi's pride, and accepting Western assistance would not only embarrass Xi, it would also pierce his oft-propagandized narrative that China's governance model is superior," said Craig Singleton, deputy director of the China program at the Foundation for Def...
How many nations in the world today operate totally according to Karl Marx's theory of communism? a. None. b. Several. c. Only the United States. d. Many. Marx: Marx argued for an economic system where the govern...
WhenDonald Trump became president of the United States, many Americans wondered: Could our democracy be in danger? For two Harvard professors who have studied the breakdown of democracies across the world, the answer was a resounding yes.
Political risk consultancy Eurasia Group listed "Divided States of America" as one of the top risks for 2023 in a recent report, saying the United States "remains one of the most politically polarized and dysfunctional of the world's advanced industrial democracies." ...
Finally, the report stresses that the Metaverse could have damaging effects on democracies, as it would further amplify existing problems such as disinformation and filter-bubbles. In conclusion, the report summarizes, all these issues boil down to a question: who will set and police safeguards in...