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Ivan Golunov was sentenced to house arrest rather than detention pending his trial, a minor but important victory cheered by his supporters. → Read More
Russia's annual May 9 military parade hasn’t changed since Soviet times. → Read More
Putin the mythmaker will always benefit from an isolated Russia. → Read More
Freedom House’s index of freedom in the world is flawed — but the story it tells is indispensable. → Read More
As Venezuela's victorious opposition enters parliament, it's clear that there's trouble ahead. → Read More
Look for Argentina’s new president to get tough on Cuba and Venezuela. → Read More
A doctor on trial for comparing President Erodgan to Gollum is only the most visible example of Ankara's growing crackdown on freedom of expression. → Read More
The U.N. mission in Mali is mistaking aggrieved cattle-herders and bandits on motorbikes for an Islamist menace. Here’s why it matters that they get it… → Read More
President Obama once said: “Don’t do stupid shit.” USAID’s new director should take heed. → Read More
Since the bus bombing that struck Tunis in late November, the city has been under strict curfew. Here's what it's like. → Read More
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez explains how Venezuela’s President Maduro lost the empire of propaganda he… → Read More
Barely a generation ago, we, too, were unwelcome on these shores. → Read More
South Africa tried to be generous with its refugee policies. The outcome was not good. Here’s what Europe — and the U.S. — can learn. → Read More
Almost all the countries of the Arab Spring are mired in conflict or are moving back toward authoritarianism. There is, however, one remarkable exception --… → Read More
Next week’s elections lay bare the failure of Kyrgyzstan’s revolutionary dream. → Read More
How a satirical card game is skewering the international development industry — and raising uncomfortable critiques of the global development agenda. → Read More
How Ukraine’s most European city forged a popular movement against corruption and bad governance. → Read More
Burma's ruling USDP party was originally created to enshrine military rule -- but now it's starting to crash with the generals. → Read More
The former Georgian president takes on Ukraine’s most corrupt region. He’s got his work cut out for him. → Read More
“Today the main disease of Uzbek society is fear,” says Kudrat Bobojonov, an Uzbekistani journalist exiled in Sweden. “Our group aims to deliver people from… → Read More