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‘Museveni Is Scared.’ Uganda’s Aging Strongman Faces a Challenge from Singer Bobi Wine in an Election Plagued by Unrest
Voters go to the polls on Jan. 14 in an election plagued by repression, voter intimidation and violence
Indonesia Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – and Jokowi Is First to Get Jab
Indonesia will be a test case for the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, being the first country to administer CoronaVac for mass vaccination outside of China
The Only Path Ahead for Hong Kong Is Reform
It's a tough task, but political change can take place in a manner amenable to both Beijing and the people of Hong Kong
Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t Fix the Real Problem With Social Media
If democracy is a river, or a forest, or a pristine meadow, then social media platforms are a factory spewing toxic pollutants into it. Even if you block the new effluent, the pollution that has already escaped won’t just go away. It needs to be cleaned up. That’s the analogy used by Whitney Phillips, one…
Malaysia’s King Suspends Parliament for First Time Since 1961 for COVID-19 Emergency
The move will allow embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over
China Has Reacted to the Storming of the U.S. Capitol by Comparing It to the Wrecking of Hong Kong’s Legislature
In China, the storming of the Capitol drew comparisons to the ransacking of Hong Kong's legislature in July 2019
Save the Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine
Resilient democratic institutions and conventions prevented Trump from becoming a Modi or an Erdogan
2020 Ties With 2016 for Warmest Year Ever Recorded
For a year of dubious superlatives, 2020 has left the planet one last parting gift. On 8 Jan., the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which tracks global climate trends announced that not only had 2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, it also capped the warmest decade on record. For…
After President Trump Incited a Riotous Mob, Will He Face Any Consequences?
All of President Trump's hostility toward Washington, his disregard and contempt for democratic traditions, culminated in a violent display of Trump supporters laying siege to the Capitol
Facebook and Twitter Finally Locked Donald Trump’s Accounts. Will They Ban Him Permanently?
The events at the Capitol seemed a glaring sign that the risk to democracy was finally greater than the necessity of giving a sitting President a platform to speak
‘Assault on Democracy.’ How the World Responded to a Pro-Trump Mob Storming the U.S. Capitol
Politicians around the world quickly condemned the violence, urging respect for America’s democratic processes
Facebook Blocks President Trump’s Account ‘Indefinitely’ After He Incited Mob That Stormed Capitol
The social media giants removed posts by President Donald Trump, and blocked him from posting to his tens of millions of followers on Wednesday