Tag: Political Movements
51 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Cuba’s N15: The March That Never Was
In October 2021, Cuban authorities denied Archipiélago permission to carry out its proposed march based on a peculiar interpretation of Article 56 of the new Cuban constitution,…
February 2, 2022
- Global Governance
To Promote Democracy in Sudan, Focus On the People
The Chinese word for crisis, consisting of the concepts “danger” and “turning point,” offers a valuable framing for considering how to break a disturbing and chaotic…
December 27, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Right-Wing Violence in the West
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, few observers could have imagined a revival of right-wing extremism and an accompanying surge in violence. Key figures in defunct…
December 21, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Olympic Boycotts in the 21st Century
“Boycotts do not accomplish political goals and only harm the athletes” Before 1992, Olympic boycotts were led by national governments protesting against other national…
October 15, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward: How Protest Movements Defend and Deepen Democracy
From 1974 to 1994, the world experienced an unprecedented wave of liberalization, referred to by political scientists as the Third Wave of democratization. For the first time in…
October 3, 2021
- Global Governance
Belarus: Evolution in a Stalemate
Roughly 700,000 Belarusians took to the streets to demand Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s resignation. Peaceful protests were followed by unprecedented police violence and repression.…
August 2, 2021
- Society & Culture
Neither Seen nor Heard: The Invisibility of Children in the Global Politics of Peace, Security, and Responses to COVID-19
Estimates published last year suggest that 1.6 billion children live with the effects of conflict. Research suggests that these children, like adults, engage in activities that…
June 25, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Bahrain and the Conundrum of Democracy Promotion
Bahrain, a tiny island state off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf, is a serious violator of human rights and good at pledging to mend its ways without following up…
June 14, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Navalny Affair: The Domestic and International Consequences for Putin
Alexei Navalny, arguably Russia’s most prominent anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure, survived an attempted assassination by poisoning in August 2020. Images of…
May 3, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Race: A Never-Ending Taboo in France
Events in recent months have once again made race and racism part of public debate in France. There was the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in a banlieue, or suburban…
April 1, 2021