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Global Outlook: Global Challenges to Democracy
It's China, Stupid! Why the West Is Courting India
By Herbert Wulf | 22 April, 2024
The West—the US, the EU, Germany, Japan, Australia and many other countries—are courting the Indian government and vying for India's partnership, for the closest possible political and economic relations.
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Africa's Coups: A Challenge for the UN's Conflict Prevention Efforts
By Jordan Ryan | 19 September, 2023
The succession of military coups in Africa over the past three years has exposed the failure of the United Nations to act coherently to prevent conflict.
Polarisation as a Challenge to Democracy
By Wolfgang Merkel | 02 August, 2023
It is above all social conflicts that shape politics, its disputes and its effects on democracy. The effects can be positive or negative, depending on the degree of conflict and its substance.
India’s Growing Democratic Deficit
By Ramesh Thakur | 25 March, 2021
In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index published in early February, the world’s top five democracies are Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada. North Korea sits triumphantly at the bottom. India is classified as one of the world’s 52 ‘flawed democracies’. Its score dropped from 7.92 in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power to 6.61 last year, and its global ranking slipped from 27th to 53rd among 167 countries surveyed in 2020.
How Do We Heal Now?
By Paula Green | 25 January, 2021
President Biden frequently calls for “healing the soul of our country.” Lincoln wrote of “binding up the nation’s wounds.” Has the current exposure of our nation’s brokenness revealed an opportunity to give these words new meaning? Can we stop the bloodshed, diagnose symptoms, treat root causes?
The Rule of Law Under Attack
By Herbert Wulf | 23 January, 2021
The attack on the Capitol in Washington was not just the result of a president out of control. The legitimate state monopoly on the use of force was never fully recognised in the United States.
"I wish we could say we couldn't see it coming," said President-elect Biden after the assault on the Capitol. "But that's not true, we could see it coming." And former President Obama added, we would be fooling ourselves, if we treated it as a total surprise.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
It's China, Stupid! Why the West Is Courting India
By Herbert Wulf | 22 April, 2024
The West—the US, the EU, Germany, Japan, Australia and many other countries—are courting the Indian government and vying for India's partnership, for the closest possible political and economic relations.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
Africa's Coups: A Challenge for the UN's Conflict Prevention Efforts
By Jordan Ryan | 19 September, 2023
The succession of military coups in Africa over the past three years has exposed the failure of the United Nations to act coherently to prevent conflict.
Polarisation as a Challenge to Democracy
By Wolfgang Merkel | 02 August, 2023
It is above all social conflicts that shape politics, its disputes and its effects on democracy. The effects can be positive or negative, depending on the degree of conflict and its substance.
India’s Growing Democratic Deficit
By Ramesh Thakur | 25 March, 2021
In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index published in early February, the world’s top five democracies are Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada. North Korea sits triumphantly at the bottom. India is classified as one of the world’s 52 ‘flawed democracies’. Its score dropped from 7.92 in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power to 6.61 last year, and its global ranking slipped from 27th to 53rd among 167 countries surveyed in 2020.
How Do We Heal Now?
By Paula Green | 25 January, 2021
President Biden frequently calls for “healing the soul of our country.” Lincoln wrote of “binding up the nation’s wounds.” Has the current exposure of our nation’s brokenness revealed an opportunity to give these words new meaning? Can we stop the bloodshed, diagnose symptoms, treat root causes?
The Rule of Law Under Attack
By Herbert Wulf | 23 January, 2021
The attack on the Capitol in Washington was not just the result of a president out of control. The legitimate state monopoly on the use of force was never fully recognised in the United States.
"I wish we could say we couldn't see it coming," said President-elect Biden after the assault on the Capitol. "But that's not true, we could see it coming." And former President Obama added, we would be fooling ourselves, if we treated it as a total surprise.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.