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27. April 2021 | EDP Wire | Rebecca Wagner, Mikhail Polianskii
Breaking the vicious circle: Can the new Moldovan president Sandu succeed in balancing relations with the EU and Russia?
For the first time in its history, the Republic of Moldova has voted for an openly pro-Western president. Despite facing domestic and international difficulties, the newly elected Moldovan head of state Maia Sandu could manage to solve dire economic problems at home, while securing the support of both Russia and the European Union. This could have longstanding consequences for both the country itself and for all the other states of the common EU-Russian neighborhood.
weiter lesen »18. März 2021 | EDP Wire | Jonas Wolff
A New Framework for Dealing with Venezuela: From Democracy to Conflict Resolution
Venezuela is mired in a prolonged, multifaceted crisis. The EU should embrace a framework focused on conflict resolution to foster a more coordinated international response.
weiter lesen »18. Dezember 2020 | EDP Wire | Rebecca Wagner
Kyrgyzstan Before the Presidential Elections
Kyrgyz citizens will vote for a new President on 10 January 2021. Protests have caused the annulation of the parliamentary elections of 04 October 2020 which resulted in a series of high-ranked officials’ resignations and the third ouster of a President in the country’s recent history. Since then, the political landscape is changing quickly. Recent developments, including an initiated constitutional reform process, cast doubts on the future democratic path of Kyrgyzstan.
weiter lesen »26. Oktober 2020 | EDP Wire | Annika Elena Poppe
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: US Democracy Promotion after the 2020 Presidential Election
The external promotion of democracy has come under unprecedented trouble under the Trump administration. What will U.S. democracy promotion policy likely look like under a second Trump administration, and what would it be under a President Biden? In neither scenario, a return to the status quo ante is likely.
weiter lesen »17. Oktober 2020 | EDP Wire | Jonas Wolff, Felix S. Bethke
COVID-19 and shrinking civic spaces: Findings from a preliminary assessment
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of countries worldwide have introduced severe limitations on public life and individual freedoms. Although generally considered necessary to save lives and protect health care systems from overburdening, these restrictions pose the risk of government overreach, thereby potentially boosting the global trend of shrinking spaces for civil society actors.
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