January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1
Subject: Elections
January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1
Senegal’s Empty Elections
January 1994, Volume 5, Issue 1
The Return of Party Politics in Nepal
October 1993, Volume 4, Issue 4
The UN and the Cambodian Transition
July 1993, Volume 4, Issue 3
Kenya: Lessons From a Flawed Election
April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2
The Virtues of Parallel Vote Tabulation
April 1993, Volume 4, Issue 2
The Angolan Debacle
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Peru’s Presidential Coup
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
The Bucharest Syndrome
January 1993, Volume 4, Issue 1
Estonia: Old Maps and New Roads
October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4
Venezuela’s Vulnerable Democracy
October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4
The Islamist Challenge: The Failure of Reform in Tunisia
October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4
The Philippines at the Polls
April 1992, Volume 3, Issue 2
Zambia Starts Over
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Burma’s Quest for Democracy: An Introduction
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Russia’s Emerging Political Parties
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Indian Democracy: Stress and Resilience
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Pollwatching and Peacemaking
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Postcommunist Politics in Hungary
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Egypt’s Uneasy Party Politics
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Can Yugoslavia Survive?
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Islam, Elections, and Reform in Algeria
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: A Turbulent Transition
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Burma’s Ambiguous Breakthrough
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
The Dominican Republic’s Disputed Elections
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
India After the Dynasty
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Brazil’s New Beginning
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc: Overcoming Totalitarianism
Why the European Elections Will Test Democracy
The danger is greater than the rise of far-right parties. In fact, there is a risk that in their eagerness to contain the far right, European leaders may do greater damage to democracy itself.
Why This Election Is India’s Most Important
Voters are choosing more than the parties and politicians who will represent them. It is something more basic: The future of India’s secular democracy is on the ballot.
Ukraine Can’t Hold Elections During the War. Does It Matter?
Russia’s brutal ongoing invasion is preventing Ukrainians from holding a presidential election and the campaigning that comes with it. What does that mean for Ukraine’s democracy?
How Turkey’s Opposition Won Big
Less than a year after a bitter loss, the opposition dealt Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling party their largest electoral defeat in decades. The question is whether they can now build on their success.
Why Does the Kremlin Bother Holding Sham Elections?
Everyone knows that Russia’s election is a fraud. The problem is no dictator ever feels safe enough, and Putin thinks even a fake election will signal to his cronies that he’s still in charge.
Why Vladimir Putin Is Still Afraid to Say Alexei Navalny’s Name
Russia’s dictator lives in fear. He knows the Russian people don’t support him. He can’t even muster a street rally without bribes or threats. No number of fake elections will change that.
Why Putin Isn’t Forever
The Kremlin’s political theater shouldn’t be mistaken for an election or symbol of stability. It’s a sign of Putin’s weakness and the country’s descent into a deeper tyranny.
Will Kuwait’s Next Parliament Be Its Last?
The Gulf kingdom has been a rare democratic experiment. But gridlock and the Emir’s mounting impatience with Kuwaiti politics may be on the cusp of bringing it to an end.
Why Indonesia’s Democracy Is in Danger
Indonesian voters have made Prabowo Subianto, a special-forces commander with a dark past, their next president. Even as voters flocked to the polls, his election is a harbinger of democracy’s decline.
Inside Pakistan’s Deeply Flawed Election
The country’s polls were marred by delayed results and charges of rigging. Worse, they might plunge Pakistan into an even deeper political crisis.
The Demise of Senegalese Democracy
President Macky Sall has called off his country’s presidential election just weeks ahead of the vote. His unconstitutional decree will not only keep him in power, but threatens to throw Senegal into violent chaos.
How the World’s Most Popular Dictator Wins
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele may be overwhelmingly popular, but he wasn’t going to let his electoral ambitions hinge on being well-liked. Instead, he rigged the playing field before the first vote was cast.
Why Taiwan’s Voters Defied Beijing—Again
Taiwan’s voters rewarded the ruling party with an unprecedented third consecutive term, despite the mainland’s attempts to intimidate. Expect Beijing to find new ways to threaten the democracy off its coast.
The Son Also Rises
Many feared Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s election would spell the end of Philippine democracy. But the dictator’s son has surprised nearly everyone, playing the role of a reformer while moving fast to sideline his populist rivals.
The Most Important Elections You Just Missed
India just held five state elections that did more than declare winners and losers: They offered a roadmap for how to win the national contest in the world’s most populous democracy next year.
Why Did Argentina Just Elect a Radical Right-Wing Political Outsider?
By choosing Javier Milei, Argentinian voters didn’t just reject the status quo. They have sent their country hurtling in an unknown direction.
The Return of Robert Fico
The perennial Slovak politician practices a hardnosed, vengeful form of politics. It is also bad news for the future of Slovakian democracy.
How Guatemalans Are Defending Their Democracy
They are organized, nonviolent, and they have come out in great numbers. Guatemalans may also be writing the script on how to defeat democracy’s enemies.
Cracks in Sisi’s Façade
Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections are a sham. But the opposition can still take advantage of this moment to push for genuine reforms that the country desperately needs.
How One Small Change to the Way We Vote Could Do a World of Good
The world’s liberal democracies are deeply polarized. Here’s how we could help rebuild the political center.
A Shock to Guatemala’s System
Almost no one thought that an underdog political reformer could defeat Guatemala’s corrupt political machine, but Bernardo Arévalo did just that. Now comes the hard part.
The (Final) Rise of Anwar Ibrahim
The democratic icon’s path to prime minister has been tortuous and long. But is Malaysia’s pluralism slipping away precisely when Anwar is getting his shot to lead the nation?
A Dangerous Façade
Marine Le Pen has remade her image to obscure her far-right populism. There is a real risk French voters won’t see through it.
Save la République!
Why Emmanuel Macron’s reelection hangs on him winning support from the very people he has ignored most.