Democracy Impacts

Walt: Europe's Post-Brexit Future "Is Looking Scary"

February 07, 2020

In a Foreign Policy analysis, Stephen Walt opines about Europe's post-Brexit future, explaining how an aging population, budgetary and national sovereignty constraints on taking hard power foreign policy positions, and the structural shortcomings of the EU pose challenges.
CFR's Masters: "Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia"

February 07, 2020

Jonathan Masters has authored a Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder: "Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia."
Politico: Minister Says Poland wants to go beyond EU on 5G security

February 07, 2020

Poland plans to restrict "high-risk" 5G telecom vendors in ways that go beyond a series of security controls proposed by the European Union.
Commercial Digital Ecosystem Continues to Transform Political Campaigns

January 29, 2020

In a Center for Digital Democracy paper, Kathryn Montgomery and Jeff Chester provide an “early warning system” relating to the manner in which the commercial digital media and marketing ecosystem is now transforming the ways in which political campaigns engage with citizens.
Politico: Euroskeptic Identity and Democracy Group to Gain Ground

January 21, 2020

According to Politico, the departure of 73 British MEPs from the European Parliament will consequently lead to an increase in representatives from the Euroskeptic Identity and Democracy (ID) group, surpassing the Greens' new total of seats to become the fourth-largest force in the hemicycle.
Politico: EU Spy Probe Sending Shockwaves Through Brussels

January 17, 2020

According to Politico, news of an investigation into a former senior EU diplomat suspected of spying for China is sending shockwaves through Brussels' closely interlinked circles of lobbyists, officials and politicians.
Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Hofmann Examine the Transformation of the Liberal International Order

January 08, 2020

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Stephanie C. Hofmann write about the transformation of the liberal international order into a "broader, more inclusive system of global governance."
Sheran: Populism Will Evolve and Survive

January 08, 2020

In The Atlantic, Yasmeen Sheran writes about the evolution and long-term influence of populism.
Joint Report Explains Central European Vulnerability to Influence from Russia, China and Turkey

January 07, 2020

According to a report by Political Capital, a Hungarian think-tank, and the Prague Security Studies Institute, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia are "particularly vulnerable" to influence from Russia, China, and Turkey.
Applebaum: Putin's Remarks Constitute an Attempt to Undermine Poland's Influential Role in Eastern Europe

January 07, 2020

Writing in The Atlantic, Russian expert Anne Applebaum argues that the primary aim of Russian President Vladimir Putin's late December comments blaming Poland for the outbreak of World War II may have been to undermine Poland's status as the largest and most important of the Eastern European NATO members.