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ARD 2018 Annual Conference Examines Dynamics of Governance and Political Participation in the MENA Region
Under the title “Political Contestation and New Social Forces in the Middle East and North Africa,” the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy convened its 2018 annual conference on April 27 and 28 at Stanford University.
Countering a Kleptocratic Kremlin
"We must remember that predatory authoritarianism is not stamped into the Russian DNA," writes Larry Diamond in this American Interest article.
Former President of Taiwan Talks Democracy and Politics
At an event co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and the Hoover Institution, "former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou addressed a crowd of 400 University faculty, students and local community members in his Wednesday talk on democracy, cross-strait relations and future challenges facing Taiwan." Read The Stanford Daily's full coverage of President Ma's visit here.
Facebook and Congress Must Create Regulations Together
Featuring Eileen Donahoe, executive director of the Global Digital
Paul Wise: Saving the Children, on the Frontlines of War
Paul Wise explores and discusses the challenges of wartime pediatrics on the Stanford Radio show.
How Kenya’s Elections Went from Fraud to Hope to Sham
CDDRL senior fellow Larry Diamond talks with Kenyan lawyer and human rights activist Maina Kiai about the state of democracy in Kenya and how it can progress beyond its current flaws. Listen here.
Are People Losing Faith in Democracy?
"Are people merely punishing incumbent parties and politicians, or are they losing faith in democracy itself?" asks Larry Diamond in The American Interest. Read the full article here.
Francis Fukuyama: China’s ‘bad emperor’ returns
"Since 1978, China’s authoritarian political system has been different from virtually all other dictatorships in part because the ruling Communist Party has been subject to rules regarding succession.
Francis Fukuyama: Democracy Needs Elites
CDDRL Mosbacher director Francis Fukuyama spoke with Alexander Görlach for The WorldPost about U.S. President Donald Trump, the populist wave sweeping Europe and “fake news.” Read here.
Poland’s Path to Illiberalism
“The one bright light in this darkening landscape is that Poles remain committed to democracy,” writes Anna Grzymala-Busse in Current History. Read the full article here.
Past Episodes of Presidential Wrongdoing Have Provoked a Reaction
"Surveying America’s political history, Larry Diamond of Stanford University divines 'a general pattern of resilience, punctuated by dark periods of authoritarian temptation.'" From Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, America has had her fair share of presidential rule-breakers. How does the Trump presidency fit into this history?
Why is Iran Protesting?
"Protests in Iran have erupted over the past few weeks as citizens from across the country have taken to the streets to voice their opposition against the government.
The Politics of Sexuality and the LGBTQ Crackdown in Egypt
"LGBTQ individuals are facing an unprecedented level of persecution in Egypt.
Trump Has Undercut U.S. Refugee Resettlement. Here’s One Way to Restore It.
Jeremy Weinstein writes about the Trump administration's response to the ongoing refugee crisis in Foreign Policy Magazine.
Hard Problems and Democratic Procrastination
Bruce Cain argues that "both parties agree that the country has serious infrastructure needs—but even with a new proposal on the table, we may end up with next to nothing." Cain explains that while permitting large infrastructure projects is a complex, time-consuming, and, at times, confusing process, America's infrastructure needs will soon need to be addressed by both parties.
Voices from Syria Narrate Stories of Revolution and Conflict
How can we make sense of the tragedy in Syria? Northwestern University political scientist Wendy Pearlman has conducted open-ended interviews with more than 300 displaced Syrians across the Middle East and Europe from 2012 to 2017. She has brought together these personal stories in the acclaimed new book, We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria (HarperCollins 2017).
How Populism is Poisoning the Global Liberal Order
"There is growing consensus that populism constitutes a grave threat to liberal democracy, and to the liberal international order on which peace and prosperity have rested for the past two generations," writes Francis Fukuyama in the World Economic Forum.
China's Surveillance State Should Scare Everyone
China has been working on refining a "vast network of digital espionage as a means of social control." Regarding this practice and its future implications, "China’s experiments with digital surveillance pose a grave new threat to freedom of expression on the internet and other human rights in China," says Larry Diamond in The Atlantic. Read the full article here.
Agnes Chow disqualification ‘step towards the evisceration’ of Hong Kong’s autonomy
The disqualification of democracy activist Agnes Chow Ting from running in the Hong Kong legislature’s by-election was “outrageous”, says Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Read the article here.
The Quickest Path Toward Democratizing Presidential Elections: Open Up That Debate Stage
CIPE and Stanford Deliver Leadership Academy for Development to Tunisian Leaders to Help Address Country’s Challenges
Our Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) recently visited Tunis, Tunisia in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) to conduct a workshop for a group of Tunisian business, government and civil society leaders. Read more here.
A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office
One of our Fisher Family Honors students Lina Hidalgo has been featured on the Time Magazine cover for her public service. Lina is running for Harris County judge in Texas to improve flood management in the Houston area. In CCDDRL, Lina was working on the "Tiananmen or Tahrir? A Comparative Study of Military Intervention Against Popular Protest" theses. Read the Times article here.