2/…and how they interact synergistically for each other, but detrimentally for citizens. The study informed wider research undertaken by @geopower-eu.bsky.social
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1/ Resource extraction, particularly mining of critical minerals, has become an increasingly visible focus of external actors in the Western Balkans. @dpcglobal.bsky.social's case study on the Vares mining project provides a detailed look into the structural dynamics at play, domestic and foreign,…
DPC's latest argues that the people of Hungary, who shook off an authoritarian, Russia- and MAGA-aligned regime, deserve some introspection about what made Orbán's abuse of power possible – from the EU and from other pro-democracy forces. Business as usual should not be an option.
Our first conversation was with Matt Joseph, a city councilman in Dayton, Ohio, who talked about the role of effective local governance in strengthening democratic confidence.
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DPC is starting an occasional series of interviews with people who have interesting perspectives on democratic opportunities, democratic threats, effective governance, changing global geopolitics, and other issues.
Were the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela the first chance to see what operationalization of the new US National Security Strategy looks like? Senior Associate @valeryperry.bsky.social talked about this with WXXI’s Evan Dawson, exploring the downsides of a “sphere of influence” approach.
The latest from @dpcglobal.bsky.social colleague @valeryperry.bsky.social, on today's Putin-Trump meeting
"Vučić’s increasingly brutal repression of peaceful protests has put the EU’s policy at an inflection point..." Latest by @tobyvogel.bsky.social and @kurtbassuener.bsky.social for @euobserver.com
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3/ But voters in Canada and Australia (where citizens are obliged to vote) decided to shun division for solidarity in an unsettled world.
2/ It remains to be seen how coordinated these democracies will be as they face democratic challenge from without and within.
1/ Another sign that voters in the democracies are repelled by what they see in the US under Trump. Democratic solidarity is not hubbed in Washington anymore. apnews.com/article/aust...
17/ Unless and until Americans brake and reverse his agenda, Europe+ has to make its own arrangements, wrenching though that may be. Canada leads the way.
16/ As Foreign Minister Joly underscored, the people with the power to stop Trump are Americans. After his first 100 days, it seems increasingly clear that they are recognizing the danger as well, not only to their neighbors, but themselves and their rights. abcnews.go.com/Politics/ame...
15/ The opportunity for Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin and others to rally to the challenge is clear. At the moment those with the most to lose from authoritarianism - Canadians and Greenlanders, along with Ukrainians - have demonstrated the strongest clarity of vision. www.bbc.com/news/article...
14/ The call for solidarity from Canadians is one that Europe+ - the remaining democratic world - must heed. This will demand creativity, popular solidarity within and among democracies, and crucially leadership.
13/ Countries that recognize the importance of democratic values for not only prosperity and rights, but individual dignity, would do well to recognize the need for far greater coordinated action to withstand the multifaceted threats to liberal movements and the kleptocracy that comes with them.
12/ Europe+ should take this opportunity to maintain and strengthen the values that have enabled economic and social development for decades, in the face of a tide of self-dealing authoritarianism worldwide. www.democratizationpolicy.org/the-twilight...
11/ Europe+ needs now to demonstrate a similar recognition of this changed world. The will to straddle and hedge remains strong, as NATO SG Mark Rutte demonstrates. This is unequal to the moment. www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n...
10/ This can provide a boost to Europe+ and hopefully provide momentum for resistance against the illiberal spasm that is doing so much harm to so many.
9/ Canada has demonstrated it's possible to resist and adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining the values that have consistently made it a global magnet.
8/ Voters now reinforced her conclusion. Nowhere in the democratic world has the breach - driven by Trump - elicited so clear a response. This includes redoubled commitment to Canada's ties to democracies in Europe, the Pacific, the Western hemisphere, & Africa. www.policymagazine.ca/as-the-world...
7/ The tectonic ruction of Trump's disruption-by-design has generated adjustment throughout the democratic world, but Canada's has been deepest, most resolute, and profound. Foreign Minister @melaniejolycan.bsky.social demonstrated this three weeks ago at a NATO meeting.
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6/ ...his direct confrontation with steadfast allies, partners, and the international system which the US hitherto championed.
5/ This electoral result has wider implications, being the starkest popular reaction thus far in the democratic world to Trump's performative cruelty and assault on democratic norms at home, together with...
4/ Trump's levying tariffs and open advocacy of annexing Canada as "the 51st state" were decisive for Canadian voters, who deemed Carney, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor, the safer pair of hands, given the nature of the threat to the country's economy and independence.
3/ Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party will return to power for a fourth straight term. This despite having been down double digits in polls just months ago against the opposition Conservatives, led by challenger Pierre Poilievre. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/po...
2/ They have centered democratic values as part of their national self-respect; Europe & others need to follow their lead in this new global reality.