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February 04, 2021 Ken GodfreyExecutive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy Willing? Mostly. Able? Not enough. Broadly speaking, the EU is a strong supporter of human rights around the world and has taken recent steps to reinforce this image through a new human rights sanctions mechanism and a new Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy. It also seems to me that the European Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen is more willing to speak out on certain human rights abuse w...

How Middle-Power Democracies Can Help Renovate Global Democracy Support Source: Getty Summary:  Middle-power democracies should not tread water while waiting for the United States to address its own democratic crisis. They must help revamp global democracy support using their comparative strengths. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary Democracy is on the defensive globally. Elected governments are struggling to stand up to emboldened autho...

Democracy is more prominent on the emerging transatlantic agenda than it was with previous incoming U.S. presidential administrations. This is because U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed holding a summit for democracy; it is also a reflection of the threats to democracy that have accumulated in recent years. Over the last year, many proposals have surfaced for different groupings or alliances of democracies, and such notions are likely to figure prominently in deliberations between the Europe...

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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  American democracy has been deeply damaged by a president’s refusal to concede power and his supporters’ use of violence and intimidation to pressure political officials—problems fueled by polarization and an antidemocratic faction of the Republican Party. Here’s where the fault lines come from—and how to begin patching them. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  In an extraordinary year, the coronavirus pandemic did not deter protesters around the world—despite restrictions on protest rights and the danger of gathering in groups. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Check your email for details on your request. The year 2020 highlighted the resilience of protests around the globe. Despite the greatest public health challenge in over a...

I was humbled to be elected this past spring to serve the Dane County Board’s District 37. District 37 spans about 125 square miles of rural landscape and includes nine municipalities, five school districts, four food pantries, and two county parks. Our needs are interesting and diverse. This year, our communities have faced unprecedented challenges and I’ve been working hard to serve you. For the County Board, these past 8 months have been dominated by Covid-19. We have worked hard t...

The Netherlands spearheaded the push for an EU sanctions mechanism; Denmark and Sweden were enthusiastic supporters. The eight members of the Nordic Council indicated they might establish their own sanctions mechanism if the EU did not introduce one. Some EU member states were initially lukewarm to the idea. Press reports suggested that several opposed any new mechanism being called a “Magnitsky Act” so as not to stir problems with Russia. Yet, with human rights abuses worsening across the ...

What is the confidence? "the new york times" looked at number of registers compared to the same period before the 2008 election. they found nearly 81,500 fewer floridians were registered to vote this time. does the law go too far? leonard curry is the chair of the florida republican party. thanks for joining us. judith, advancement project voter rights organization. let me ask right off the bat, is it good for america to have fewer voters voting? isnt that itself a prima facia case, you are gett...

What is the confidence? "the new york times" looked at number of registers compared to the same period before the 2008 election. they found nearly 81,500 fewer floridians were registered to vote this time. does the law go too far? leonard curry is the chair of the florida republican party. thanks for joining us. judith, advancement project voter rights organization. let me ask right off the bat, is it good for america to have fewer voters voting? isnt that itself a prima facia case, you are gett...