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3. November 2017 | EDP Wire | Nicolas Bouchet
The Trump administration and democracy promotion: thinking about regime change?
In this EDP wire contribution, Nick discusses the Trump administration’s linking of democracy support to the pursuit of US security goals and the potential damage this could do the fledgling efforts at a collective democracy-building.
weiter lesen »4. Oktober 2017 | EDP Wire | Marie Ullmann, Morgan Ross Courtney
Bridge to Democracy? The Role of EIDHR and EED Funded Democracy Projects in Armenia
The Armenian government is sending mixed signals to Brussels by joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in 2014 and proposing an Anti- NGO Law in 2015. As Armenia and the EU commenced policies under the umbrella of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in 2006, this provided the EU with the possibility to more cautiously control the democratizations processes in Armenia. However, as of the time of writing, the EU seems to not have any influence on developments on the ground.
weiter lesen »16. August 2017 | EDP Wire | Daniel Warner
Vladimir Putin’s history lesson about democracy promotion
This EDP wire contribution presents an excerpt from Dr. Daniel Warner’s article “Democracy Promotion from 1989 to Vladimir Putin’s 2015 UN Speech: The Interrelationship of Democracy and Democracy Promotion”.
weiter lesen »2. August 2017 | EDP Wire | Annika Elena Poppe
Recalibrating the Interests-Values-Nexus: Recent US Democracy Promotion Policy in Egypt and the MENA
In this extract from her recent article from ORIENT, Annika puts recent US democracy promotion policy towards Egypt in the larger perspective of US foreign policy towards the MENA region.
weiter lesen »18. Juli 2017 | EDP Wire | Annika Elena Poppe, Jonas Wolff
Germany Sets a Poor Example: The Case of ATTAC in Light of Globally Closing Civic Spaces
A critical NGO receives a letter from the tax office, indicating that its public-benefit status has been revoked on the grounds of its involvement in political activities. After a court has reviewed and closed the case in favor of the NGO, the central government intervenes, insisting that the judgment should be reviewed.
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