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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Michael Froman |Linda Robinson |Thomas J. Bollyky |Yanzhong Huang
Critics of the Trump administration’s early actions on global health—withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and paralyzing U.S.-funded international health programs—fear that those moves will cede Washington’s longstanding leadership role to Beijing. American power and prestige, they charge, will wane, and China’s will grow. The reality is worse.
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1 month ago | 
foreignaffairs.com | Joshua Kurlantzick |Linda Robinson |Christopher S. Chivvis |Daniel Byman
Even regional wars have geopolitical consequences, and when it comes to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the most important of these has been the formation of a loose entente among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Some U.S. national security experts have taken to calling this group “the axis of upheaval” or “the axis of autocracy,” warning that the United States must center this entente in its foreign policy and focus on containing or defeating it.
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1 month ago | 
cfr.org | Linda Robinson |Noel James
A global organization based in Geneva, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) works to promote democratic governance around the world. One of its objectives is to advance parity in the world’s parliaments. The IPU maintains a global database on women’s parliamentary representation. In a just published report, IPU warns that women’s gains in parliament have slowed to their lowest rate since 2017.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Frederique Irwin |Albert Hunt |Linda Robinson
The power of women voters is undeniable. Since 1980, women have turned out to vote in larger numbers than men, and their impact on our democracy has been profound. Women have been the driving force behind every significant social movement in this country – from the fight for women’s suffrage to the Civil Rights Movement to advocacy for solutions to health care and climate change.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Albert Hunt |Linda Robinson |Nathan J. Diament
Capping the celebration last night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris litigated her case before the American people like the former prosecutor she is, promising to champion the middle class, defend abortion rights, take a tough line on immigration, and defend America's national security and diplomacy on the world stage. As proof of her toughness, she reminded America that she’s taken down criminals guilty of corruption, abuse and sexual predation.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Linda Robinson
Vice President Kamala Harris takes a giant leap for American womankind tonight as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Chicago, becoming only the second woman ever to top the ticket for a major party. According to the latest polls, she is narrowly favored to become the first woman president of the United States. More From Our Experts Strikingly, the U.S. has trailed much of the world in equal representation in the halls of power.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Linda Robinson |Devon Haynie
Vice President Kamala Harris takes a giant leap for American womankind tonight as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Chicago, becoming only the second woman ever to top the ticket for a major party. According to the latest polls, she is narrowly favored to become the first woman president of the United States. Strikingly, the U.S. has trailed much of the world in equal representation in the halls of power.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
foreignaffairs.com | Linda Robinson
This year, countries accounting for nearly half of the world’s population are holding national elections. Instead of representing a triumph of democracy, however, the results suggest something darker: in many places, voters have flocked to the polls only to elect or reelect autocratic populists. They have notched victories this year in some of the largest countries, including India, Indonesia, and Russia. And these wins come on the heels of last year’s populist victories in Argentina and Turkey.
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May 28, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Linda Robinson
Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given that women make up half of the world’s population, a greater focus on promoting women’s political empowerment can help rescue the world’s ailing democracies.
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May 25, 2024 | 
homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Linda Robinson
DISINFORMATIONEuropean Tech Law Faces Test to Address Interference, Threats, and Disinformation in 2024 ElectionsPublished 25 May 2024The European Union (EU) began implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA) this year, just in time to combat online disinformation and other electoral interference in the dozens of elections taking place in Europe’s twenty-seven member countries and the European Parliament elections taking place June 6 through June 9.
