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15. Juli 2026 | EDP Wire | Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal, Jonas Wolff
From Negotiating Peace to Fighting “Narcoterrorism”? Prospects for Colombia’s peace processes under President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella
With the upcoming transfer of power from leftist president Gustavo Petro to his newly elected radical-right successor Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia faces a decisive shift in its approach to peace and violence. The implications extend not only to the …
weiter lesen »14. Juni 2026 | EDP Wire | Julia Leininger
International Democracy Promotion Across Two Waves: From Support to Protection
14.06.2026. How can the international community protect democracies under threat? Julia Leininger pioneered the concept of democracy protection in 2022, laying the groundwork for a growing field of research. Her new article builds on this framework, offering fresh insights into …
weiter lesen »27. April 2026 | EDP Wire | Sonja Grimm, Brigitte Weiffen , Karina Mross
How Democracy Promoters Respond to Global Autocratisation
27 April 2026 This EDP Wire is based on Policy Brief 34/2025 published by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), which summarises the contributions to our special issue “Democracy promotion in times of autocratization” published with Democratization. Over …
weiter lesen »5. Februar 2026 | EDP Wire | Jonas Wolff, Solveig Richter
Between Window Dressing and Political Perspective: Regime Change in the Controversy over the US Intervention in Venezuela
22.01.2026 The argument that the US military strike could lead to a democratic transition in Venezuela does little to lend legitimacy to the US intervention, which violates international law. Nevertheless, many Venezuelans hope for a democratic opening as an indirect consequence of the intervention. This deserves international support, including from Europe.
weiter lesen »27. Januar 2026 | EDP Wire | Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, Jonas Wolff
Venezuela after the US intervention: A democratic transition is possible, but demanding
15.01.2026. Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, and Jonas Wolff explore why democracy cannot simply be transplanted from abroad. In the light of the recent events in Venezuela, they argue that lasting democratic change depends on internal social forces, institutions, and power balances.
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