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The 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka toppled a dynasty. Its reverberations led to dramatic power shifts in the 2024 elections.
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
The Aragalaya Protest Movement and the Struggle for Political Change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s political transition highlights the potency, though also some of the inadequacies, of political protest movements.
carnegieendowment.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka toppled a dynasty. Its reverberations led to dramatic power shifts in the 2024 elections.
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
Why is it so hard to build a movement to defend democracy?
In a new talk for @scholars.org, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZw...
In a new talk for @scholars.org, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZw...
Why is it So Hard to Build a Movement to Defend Democracy?
YouTube video by Scholars Strategy Network
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Why is it so hard to build a movement to defend democracy?
In a new talk for @scholars.org, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZw...
In a new talk for @scholars.org, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZw...
🛰️Starlink now dominates global satellite internet. But as the company expands across the Global South, can countries trust one company with their connectivity?
@stevenfeldstein.bsky.social tells @npr.org it’s a question of sovereignty and privacy🔊
@stevenfeldstein.bsky.social tells @npr.org it’s a question of sovereignty and privacy🔊
Can the Global South trust Starlink?
Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peac...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🛰️Starlink now dominates global satellite internet. But as the company expands across the Global South, can countries trust one company with their connectivity?
@stevenfeldstein.bsky.social tells @npr.org it’s a question of sovereignty and privacy🔊
@stevenfeldstein.bsky.social tells @npr.org it’s a question of sovereignty and privacy🔊
📂In 2015, Tom Carothers and Richard Youngs studied the global wave of protests.🌏
Despite surface-level similarities, they found a diversity of causes, actors, and outcomes. As protests surge, their call for local context and nuance remains relevant.
Despite surface-level similarities, they found a diversity of causes, actors, and outcomes. As protests surge, their call for local context and nuance remains relevant.
The Complexities of Global Protests
The spike in global protests is becoming a major trend in international politics, but care is needed in ascertaining the precise nature and impact of the phenomenon.
carnegieendowment.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📂In 2015, Tom Carothers and Richard Youngs studied the global wave of protests.🌏
Despite surface-level similarities, they found a diversity of causes, actors, and outcomes. As protests surge, their call for local context and nuance remains relevant.
Despite surface-level similarities, they found a diversity of causes, actors, and outcomes. As protests surge, their call for local context and nuance remains relevant.
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25 years ago this week, the UN passed its landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security, aimed at recognizing women’s experiences of conflict and roles as peacebuilders.
Now, though, the landscape is very different. @saskiabr.bsky.social explains why: youtube.com/shorts/Ie6Oe...
Now, though, the landscape is very different. @saskiabr.bsky.social explains why: youtube.com/shorts/Ie6Oe...
WPS, 25 Years Later: What's Changed?
YouTube video by Carnegie Explains
youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
25 years ago this week, the UN passed its landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security, aimed at recognizing women’s experiences of conflict and roles as peacebuilders.
Now, though, the landscape is very different. @saskiabr.bsky.social explains why: youtube.com/shorts/Ie6Oe...
Now, though, the landscape is very different. @saskiabr.bsky.social explains why: youtube.com/shorts/Ie6Oe...
🆕Argentina’s midterms gave Javier Milei's far-right party an unexpectedly strong showing.
But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️
But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️
Milei’s Midterm Miracle
Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?
foreignpolicy.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🆕Argentina’s midterms gave Javier Milei's far-right party an unexpectedly strong showing.
But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️
But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️
The world's oldest president has won reelection. Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya will serve an 8th term.
In April, Frances Brown wrote about aging leaders in African countries and the questions they raise for democracy for @carnegieendowment.org: ⤵️
In April, Frances Brown wrote about aging leaders in African countries and the questions they raise for democracy for @carnegieendowment.org: ⤵️
The Four Big Questions Shaping Democracy in Africa
Africa’s democratic trajectory will be determined by issues beyond the headlines, such as whether democracy can deliver for citizens and how transitions unfold.
carnegieendowment.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The world's oldest president has won reelection. Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya will serve an 8th term.
In April, Frances Brown wrote about aging leaders in African countries and the questions they raise for democracy for @carnegieendowment.org: ⤵️
In April, Frances Brown wrote about aging leaders in African countries and the questions they raise for democracy for @carnegieendowment.org: ⤵️
Morocco’s Gen Z protests aren’t a new Arab Spring—they echo the wave of youth-led movements from Sri Lanka to Nepal to Madagascar demanding better governance.
For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes and Kathryn Selfe describe the protests' demands and methods.
For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes and Kathryn Selfe describe the protests' demands and methods.
Why Morocco’s Gen Z Protests Aren’t a Second Arab Spring
They have more in common with other recent youth-led demonstrations in Nepal and Madagascar.
carnegieendowment.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Morocco’s Gen Z protests aren’t a new Arab Spring—they echo the wave of youth-led movements from Sri Lanka to Nepal to Madagascar demanding better governance.
For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes and Kathryn Selfe describe the protests' demands and methods.
For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes and Kathryn Selfe describe the protests' demands and methods.
The backlash against women’s and LGBTQI+ rights is growing – driven by an organized movement that goes beyond one country or one president.
@saskiabr.bsky.social tells @newhumanitarian.bsky.social that there are ways to fight back. Listen here🔊⤵️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
@saskiabr.bsky.social tells @newhumanitarian.bsky.social that there are ways to fight back. Listen here🔊⤵️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
Rethinking Humanitarianism | The global backlash on gender rights
The backlash against women’s and LGBTQI+ rights is organised and growing. But there are ways to counter the threats.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The backlash against women’s and LGBTQI+ rights is growing – driven by an organized movement that goes beyond one country or one president.
@saskiabr.bsky.social tells @newhumanitarian.bsky.social that there are ways to fight back. Listen here🔊⤵️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
@saskiabr.bsky.social tells @newhumanitarian.bsky.social that there are ways to fight back. Listen here🔊⤵️
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...
🗣️"Backsliding is not so much a failure of democracies to deliver. It’s the failure of democracies to constrain power."
Listen to Tom Carothers on the newest episode of the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social's Democracy Paradox podcast
Listen to Tom Carothers on the newest episode of the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social's Democracy Paradox podcast
Tom Carothers Says We Misunderstand Democratic Backsliding - Democracy Paradox
Tom Carothers discusses his work on democratic backsliding. Marc Jacob joins to introduce the episode and mention his work.
democracyparadox.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🗣️"Backsliding is not so much a failure of democracies to deliver. It’s the failure of democracies to constrain power."
Listen to Tom Carothers on the newest episode of the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social's Democracy Paradox podcast
Listen to Tom Carothers on the newest episode of the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social's Democracy Paradox podcast
Gen-Z led protests have roiled the streets of several Asian countries in recent months.
In her piece for @carnegieendowment.org, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri analyzes the social media-driven activism shaping the youth-led protests of today👇
In her piece for @carnegieendowment.org, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri analyzes the social media-driven activism shaping the youth-led protests of today👇
The Promises and Pitfalls of the Social Media–Fueled Gen-Z Protests Across Asia
Online activism strengthens movements, but it also exposes activists to structural and tactical vulnerabilities.
carnegieendowment.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Gen-Z led protests have roiled the streets of several Asian countries in recent months.
In her piece for @carnegieendowment.org, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri analyzes the social media-driven activism shaping the youth-led protests of today👇
In her piece for @carnegieendowment.org, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri analyzes the social media-driven activism shaping the youth-led protests of today👇
🆕| Digital communication is changing patterns of citizen participation in armed conflicts. In Mali, digital connectivity has permeated the ongoing war, enabling Malians to both mitigate and stoke the violence.
Read Mirjam de Bruijn's newest for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️
Read Mirjam de Bruijn's newest for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️
Digital Communication as a Weapon: The Case of Mali
Digital connectivity has permeated the ongoing conflict in Mali, enabling Malians to both mitigate and stoke the violence.
carnegieendowment.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🆕| Digital communication is changing patterns of citizen participation in armed conflicts. In Mali, digital connectivity has permeated the ongoing war, enabling Malians to both mitigate and stoke the violence.
Read Mirjam de Bruijn's newest for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️
Read Mirjam de Bruijn's newest for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️
🆕| In erasing women from U.S. foreign policy, the Trump administration has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Trump Erases Women From Foreign Policy
The White House has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🆕| In erasing women from U.S. foreign policy, the Trump administration has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests.
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇
Can courts be guardians of democracy without losing legitimacy?
@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social talked to Jon Bateman about the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, the U.S. parallels, and what comes next on @carnegieendowment.org's the World Unpacked
www.youtube.com/@CarnegieEnd...
@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social talked to Jon Bateman about the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, the U.S. parallels, and what comes next on @carnegieendowment.org's the World Unpacked
www.youtube.com/@CarnegieEnd...
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help cou...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Can courts be guardians of democracy without losing legitimacy?
@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social talked to Jon Bateman about the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, the U.S. parallels, and what comes next on @carnegieendowment.org's the World Unpacked
www.youtube.com/@CarnegieEnd...
@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social talked to Jon Bateman about the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, the U.S. parallels, and what comes next on @carnegieendowment.org's the World Unpacked
www.youtube.com/@CarnegieEnd...
@saskiabr.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com about the connection between gender equality and democracy! Quotes in the thread🧵⤵️
Read Saskia's full report "The New Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values" here:
Read Saskia's full report "The New Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values" here:
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
Heated political struggles over gender playing out in several regions of the world are more than just isolated or temporary reactions to recent progressive reforms: They are a key front in a larger cu...
carnegieendowment.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@saskiabr.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com about the connection between gender equality and democracy! Quotes in the thread🧵⤵️
Read Saskia's full report "The New Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values" here:
Read Saskia's full report "The New Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values" here:
On Monday, President Trump said young people "owe" him for saving TikTok.
But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote for @foreignpolicy.com that the deal raises serious security concerns. It might even signal that Trump is abandoning the U.S. tech war with China. For more⤵️
But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote for @foreignpolicy.com that the deal raises serious security concerns. It might even signal that Trump is abandoning the U.S. tech war with China. For more⤵️
The TikTok Deal Is America’s White Flag in the Tech War With China
Beijing will still retain considerable influence over the U.S. version of the app.
foreignpolicy.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On Monday, President Trump said young people "owe" him for saving TikTok.
But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote for @foreignpolicy.com that the deal raises serious security concerns. It might even signal that Trump is abandoning the U.S. tech war with China. For more⤵️
But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote for @foreignpolicy.com that the deal raises serious security concerns. It might even signal that Trump is abandoning the U.S. tech war with China. For more⤵️
📢Protests make great news, with striking images of marching citizens or burning buildings.
But what happens after attention falls can determine if real change occurs. This Civic Research Network report, edited by @richardyoungs.bsky.social, analyzed these pathways:
But what happens after attention falls can determine if real change occurs. This Civic Research Network report, edited by @richardyoungs.bsky.social, analyzed these pathways:
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October 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
📢Protests make great news, with striking images of marching citizens or burning buildings.
But what happens after attention falls can determine if real change occurs. This Civic Research Network report, edited by @richardyoungs.bsky.social, analyzed these pathways:
But what happens after attention falls can determine if real change occurs. This Civic Research Network report, edited by @richardyoungs.bsky.social, analyzed these pathways:
For decades, India’s elections have been the envy of the democratic world.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
In India, the Battle for Free and Fair Elections Begins Long Before Election Day
There is a need to fix errors in electoral rolls, ensure an independent Election Commission, transparency in political funding, and guardrails against the weaponization of investigative agencies.
thediplomat.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For decades, India’s elections have been the envy of the democratic world.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.
Government shutdowns halting public services, like the current one in the U.S., are not common across democracies, Andrew O’Donohue told @foreignpolicy.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Government shutdowns halting public services, like the current one in the U.S., are not common across democracies, Andrew O’Donohue told @foreignpolicy.com
Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi? How is India responding?
Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:
Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:
The Stunning Reversal in U.S.-India Relations
Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi?
www.newyorker.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi? How is India responding?
Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:
Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:
🆕The TikTok deal leaves big national security loopholes. But the Trump administration may collect billions from the transaction.
Is the U.S. president abandoning America’s tech war against China? Read the latest from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
Is the U.S. president abandoning America’s tech war against China? Read the latest from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
The TikTok Deal Is America’s White Flag in the Tech War With China
Beijing will still retain considerable influence over the U.S. version of the app.
foreignpolicy.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🆕The TikTok deal leaves big national security loopholes. But the Trump administration may collect billions from the transaction.
Is the U.S. president abandoning America’s tech war against China? Read the latest from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
Is the U.S. president abandoning America’s tech war against China? Read the latest from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️
Today, French farmers held a day of protest, driving tractors to Versailles palace. Erin Jones connects protests like this to other recent examples of “greenlash” across Europe in a new short for @carnegieendowment.org:
Why Are French Farmers Protesting Again?
YouTube video by Carnegie Explains
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today, French farmers held a day of protest, driving tractors to Versailles palace. Erin Jones connects protests like this to other recent examples of “greenlash” across Europe in a new short for @carnegieendowment.org:
🚨🗣️"Democracy support was beneficial to the U.S.
It wasn't a charity crusade. The U.S. is a safer, stronger, more prosperous country in a more democratic world."
Tom Carothers tells Patrick McQuestion on the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social Global Stage podcast.
‼️Listen:
It wasn't a charity crusade. The U.S. is a safer, stronger, more prosperous country in a more democratic world."
Tom Carothers tells Patrick McQuestion on the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social Global Stage podcast.
‼️Listen:
Global Democracy Series: The Future of US Development and Democracy Promotion with Thomas Carothe...
YouTube video by Kellogg Institute
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September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨🗣️"Democracy support was beneficial to the U.S.
It wasn't a charity crusade. The U.S. is a safer, stronger, more prosperous country in a more democratic world."
Tom Carothers tells Patrick McQuestion on the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social Global Stage podcast.
‼️Listen:
It wasn't a charity crusade. The U.S. is a safer, stronger, more prosperous country in a more democratic world."
Tom Carothers tells Patrick McQuestion on the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social Global Stage podcast.
‼️Listen:
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People like me, who have spent a lifetime building credibility, face a real problem when most Americans no longer trust institutions. We need to face the new terms of trust for our expertise to matter. Renée DiResta@noUpside & I wrote this to explain why & how: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
People like me, who have spent a lifetime building credibility, face a real problem when most Americans no longer trust institutions. We need to face the new terms of trust for our expertise to matter. Renée DiResta@noUpside & I wrote this to explain why & how: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The election in Malawi kicked off a busy fall on the African continent, with 7 more presidential contests scheduled in 2025.
How can democracy's supporters encourage more gracious concessions? @CarnegieEndow @AfricaCarnegie
‼️Frances Brown and Margot Treadwell offer some ideas here:
How can democracy's supporters encourage more gracious concessions? @CarnegieEndow @AfricaCarnegie
‼️Frances Brown and Margot Treadwell offer some ideas here:
Gracious Losers Are a Win for Democracy
Last year was a watershed one for incumbent leaders on the African continent conceding elections graciously. Supporters can draw lessons to support future peaceful transitions.
carnegieendowment.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The election in Malawi kicked off a busy fall on the African continent, with 7 more presidential contests scheduled in 2025.
How can democracy's supporters encourage more gracious concessions? @CarnegieEndow @AfricaCarnegie
‼️Frances Brown and Margot Treadwell offer some ideas here:
How can democracy's supporters encourage more gracious concessions? @CarnegieEndow @AfricaCarnegie
‼️Frances Brown and Margot Treadwell offer some ideas here: