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Is North Korea liberalizing?
U.S. President Barack Obama will make a keynote speech on North Korea policy when he visits South Korea in two weeks and, according to reports, take a ‘pilgrimage’ to the demilitarized zone, or DMZ....
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US and Brazil affirm ‘special obligation’ of hemisphere’s two largest, most...
The US and Brazil today affirmed a shared “commitment to promote democracy, respect for human rights, cultural awareness, and social and economic inclusion,” in a joint statement from presidents Dilma...
View ArticleCan ‘rebalancing’ US engage the West and Rising Rest to advance democracy?
“More than three years into his term, it’s possible to assess where the promotion of democracy and freedom ranks in President Obama’s foreign policy: not high,” writes the Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt....
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Latin America’s deadliest job: Mexican journalist or Colombian labor unionist?
The sixth Summit of the Americas ended without a joint declaration, in part due to differences over democracy promotion, reports suggest. While Latin American democracy has made great strides, a new...
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A dubious commitment to promoting democracy in Latin America?
“You know a regional commitment to promoting and defending democracy is in trouble when otherwise mature countries like Argentina and Brazil are lining up in support of Cuba’s inclusion in the Summit...
View ArticleR2P 2B contd.? Still a responsibility to protect?
On Monday, April 23, President Barack Obama will deliver an address at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum commemorating the Holocaust and outlining his administration’s efforts to honor the...
View ArticleObama takes aim at “digital guns for hire”
The United States is to impose sanctions against companies and officials of authoritarian regimes that facilitate or use new communications technologies, including cellphone and Internet monitoring,...
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US must change Gulf strategy to counter Bahrain’s hardliners
Bahraini security forces have detained a prominent pro-democracy activist for seven days, as analysts warn that the growing influence of hardliners in the Saudi-backed Sunni monarchy is placing the US...
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Mali: from African democracy’s poster child to failed state?
The International Criminal Court today warned Mali it is considering a probe into reports of mass killings and rapes committed since the outbreak of a secessionist insurgency in January. The Tuareg...
View ArticleObama defends Burma trip – and ‘messy’ democracy
US President Barack Obama pledged continued support for Burma’s nascent reform process, but called for greater efforts toward national reconciliation after decades of civil war and military...
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