Larry Diamond

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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump clash with police at the west entrance of the Capitol during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. U.S. January 2021

MundoAmérica

Two years ago, the United States’ democratic system of government faced an unprecedented test when supporters of President Donald Trump sought to overturn his election defeat—some through extralegal schemes, others through a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. Since that historic low point, American democracy has begun to function better, and its prospects have begun to improve. The 2022 elections were conducted successfully and extreme election deniers lost in key swing states such as Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol authoritatively documented the riots that attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election and former U.S.…  Seguir leyendo »

All Democracy Is Global

ReflexionesDemocracia

The world is mired in a deep, diffuse, and protracted democratic recession. According to Freedom House, 2021 was the 16th consecutive year in which more countries declined in freedom than gained. Tunisia, the sole democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring protests that began in 2010, is morphing into a dictatorship. In countries as diverse as Bangladesh, Hungary, and Turkey, elections have long ceased to be democratic. Autocrats in Algeria, Belarus, Ethiopia, Sudan, Turkey, and Zimbabwe have clung to power despite mounting public demands for democratization. In Africa, seven democracies have slid back into autocracy since 2015, including Benin and Burkina Faso.…  Seguir leyendo »

Cómo combatir las operaciones de influencia de China

MundoAsiaInternacionalOrden Mundial

En tanto las negociaciones comerciales entre Estados Unidos y China renguean hacia una conclusión incierta, gran parte del mundo sigue obsesionado con la potencial escalada del conflicto entre las dos economías más grandes del mundo. Pero las discusiones limitadas sobre los aranceles de toma y daca, el mercantilismo chino y el robo de propiedad intelectual no reconocen las implicancias más amplias de la guerra comercial: Estados Unidos y China están perdiendo su capacidad de interactuar de una manera que no sea contenciosa.

A los ojos de Estados Unidos, China representa una amenaza que escala rápidamente –una percepción sustentada en parte en el gran excedente comercial bilateral y en los esfuerzos descarados de China por apropiarse de tecnología norteamericana-.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoOriente Próximo

President Bush says the Iraq Study Group report “did a good job of showing what is possible.” Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain said, “It offers a strong way forward.” The New York Post called it the work of “surrender monkeys.” There is no shortage of opinions. Here are a dozen worth considering.

1) Endangered Advisers

The fates of 26 million Iraqis and the 141,000 American troops in Iraq have long been intertwined. Wednesday, their shared fate was inexorably altered by the report put out by the Iraq Study Group, a panel made up of nine lawyers and a mathematician.

Some of the recommendations are sensible, but a few of the military suggestions could spell disaster.…  Seguir leyendo »