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Garry Kasparov Answers Your Questions – RDI 1. Why are you on Twitter/X? I don’t like to use it because of the trash it tries to make me view. One of the only reasons for me to use it is to seek content that you post. Why not use Bluesky? — Dan...

You asked, @garrykasparov.bsky.social answered! In the #DemocracyBrief, Garry takes on tough questions:

- Should your high school-age child flee America for Germany?
- Is Putin's demise something to be feared?
- Why exactly are we still on Musk's hellsite?

And more!

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The Danger of a New Manifest Destiny – RDI On Monday, Donald Trump started his second term as President of the United States. Without wasting any time, Trump withdrew from a number of America’s international commitments. America said goodbye t...

"America First" might sound like isolationism—but is it just a new Manifest Destiny doctrine in disguise?

@cschaef.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at the Trump administration's nascent foreign policy in this week's #DemocracyBrief:

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The True Cost of Greenland – RDI For decades, the United States wielded an unusual edge over our geopolitical rivals: many countries genuinely wanted to be our friend. Days away from a historic presidential transition, America is abo...

Under previous presidents, the question was whether America would do enough to support its allies. Under Donald Trump, the question may be whether we will attack them.

@evangottesman.bsky.social on the cost of Trump's Greenland gambit in RDI's #DemocracyBrief: rdi.org/articles/the...

Not All Elections Are Created Equal – RDI In 2024, over 70 countries and the European Union held elections. More than 1.6 billion people voted—the largest number of humans to ever join in the ritual of choosing our leaders. Democracy is impos...

🧵: Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris wasn’t the only election in 2024.

In this week’s #DemocracyBrief, @evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social look at four countries that went to the polls last year, what sets them apart, and why they matter. Here’s a breakdown. (1/5)

Not All Elections Are Created Equal – RDI In 2024, over 70 countries and the European Union held elections. More than 1.6 billion people voted—the largest number of humans to ever join in the ritual of choosing our leaders. Democracy is impos...

2024 was the year of elections. In 2025, we have to live with the consequences.

@evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at four very different elections—Taiwan, Venezuela, Romania, and America—and why they matter. Read more in RDI's #DemocracyBrief:

Happy Holidays From RDI – RDI Everyone will be trying their hand at New Year’s resolutions, so here is RDI’s: put a match to parts of the status quo without burning down the house.

ICMYI: RDI's New Year's Resolution—"Put a match to parts of the status quo without burning down the house."

Read more from our CEO, @urielepshtein.bsky.social, in the #DemocracyBrief:

Syria’s Upheaval Explained – RDI Over the weekend, Syrian opposition groups took over Damascus and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow, a sudden and embarrassing end to his family’s half-century dictatorship. The 13-year ...

"It is nothing short of a tragedy that the international community did not listen, did not provide greater assistance to the Syrians fighting for basic human dignity and human rights."

RDI's @cschaef.bsky.social gets an expert's take on Syria from Jennifer Cafarella in the #DemocracyBrief:

Syria’s Upheaval Explained – RDI Over the weekend, Syrian opposition groups took over Damascus and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow, a sudden and embarrassing end to his family’s half-century dictatorship. The 13-year ...

#DemocracyBrief: Trying to make sense of Syria? It's all connected.

"Israel’s wars...have severely weakened the critical land power that Iran provided to Assad. The Russians...similarly overextended in Ukraine."

@cschaef.bsky.social speaks with Jennifer Cafarella:

Lessons From South Korea’s Six-Hour Dictatorship – RDI This past Tuesday, South Koreans went to bed living in a democracy and woke up in a dictatorship. Late that evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol surprised the world by declaring martial law. ...

What lessons can Americans learn from South Korea's six-hour dictatorship?

Read RDI's @cschaef.bsky.social in this week's #DemocracyBrief:

“Well… what are you thankful for?” – RDI Even in the happiest times, a lot of people recoil at the Thanksgiving icebreaker that is as awkward as it is ubiquitous: “What are you thankful for?” This year, it might feel especially hard to name ...

Let's be honest—it might have felt difficult to name something to be thankful for this year.

ICYMI, our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social wrote about the importance of gratitude in a moment of uncertainty. Read it in the #DemocracyBrief: rdi.org/articles/wel...

“Well… what are you thankful for?” – RDI Even in the happiest times, a lot of people recoil at the Thanksgiving icebreaker that is as awkward as it is ubiquitous: “What are you thankful for?” This year, it might feel especially hard to name ...

It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad.

But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.

Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:

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