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Against this backdrop of political turbulence, the Georgian Dream government announced it would present an application for EU membership in 2024. Just when it was undermining core democratic norms, the party raised the stakes in its long quest to get the EU to offer a membership perspective. Most in the EU saw the timing of this move as unfortunate. The announcement seemed lacking in seriousness and did little to improve the government’s standing in Brussels. For several years Georgia, Moldov...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social media giant’s suspension of former president Donald Trump—for now. But stopping the spread of dangerous disinformation is a much more formidable challenge. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Check your email for details on your request. On May 5, 2021, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to s...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  In a change of pace, Ecuador’s runoff presidential election brought conservative businessman Guillermo Lasso to office. But the country’s election also offers some lessons about broader trends in Latin American politics. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Check your email for details on your request. The surprise victory of Guillermo Lasso, a conservative businessman, o...

R Street Institute launches new Guide for a Modern Congress website WASHINGTON (April 13, 2021)—The R Street Institute announced the launch of a new online tool in support of the House Select Committee’s ongoing work on the Modernization of Congress. Guide for a Modern Congress [1] provides easy-to-search options for reforming and modernizing the “people’s branch,” sourced from the Select Committee’s recommendations. In the future, the site will be expanded to include additional ide...

Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program Frances Z. Brown is a senior fellow with Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, who previously worked at the White House, USAID, and in nongovernmental organizations. She writes on conflict, governance, and U.S. foreign policy Dr. Frances Z. Brown is a senior fellow with Carnegie’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, who previously worked at the White House, USAID, and in non-governmental organizations. She writes on c...

The EU has placed strategic autonomy at the heart of its foreign policy. This has engendered much debate about what the concept means and how it is likely to affect the EU’s external action. Strategic autonomy goes hand in hand with other increasingly prominent notions like geopolitical power and European sovereignty that seem set to push the union is a similar direction. While a strong consensus appears to have taken shape in support of these concepts, more critical thinking is needed to und...

Ashley Quarcoo Ashley Quarcoo is the Senior Research Manager with the Aspen Institute’s Citizenship and American Identity Program, where she leads “Who Is Us? A Project on American Identity.”  Quarcoo is also senior fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict and Governance Program. Her research focus is on threats to democracy, social and political polarization, and comparative approaches toward building social cohesion and democratic renewal. Qua...

Antiwar.com Original February 9th marked the first time in nearly two decades that the U.S. military went one full year without a trooper killed in Afghanistan action. Now, with newly minted President Biden weighing his Afghan options – and under immense bipartisan insider pressure to stay-put or even ramp-up – a simple question leaps forth: Does Amtrak Joe really wish to be the guy to needlessly bury the streak along with some poor kid from Wilmington or Scranton? Loo...

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy in Kenya about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 10+ years of experience, from FIDA Kenya; closing on 19 Feb 2021

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Facebook’s Oversight Board—an independent group of experts set up by the social media giant—is reviewing whether to continue to ban former U.S. president Donald Trump from the platform. What it decides to do may have a lasting impact on American democracy. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Check your email for details on your request. On January 7, a day after a v...