Peaceful mechanisms for defending democracy exist, but they are limited and not so difficult to overcome; it is worth taking ...

Seven key factors will determine whether Venezuela ultimately transitions to democracy, remains captive to a Chavista ...

In the modern context, election-based democracy is the most tested and widely accepted system, one in which ordinary people ...

Huey Perry is a Huntington resident.

A politicized military may not follow orders or policy it disagrees with. Or it might follow illegal orders. In both cases, democracy is under threat. US Representative Seth Moulton represents ...

In this pathbreaking empirical study, Lee and Paine illuminate the complex ways in which colonialism shaped the prospects for democracy in countries emerging from imperial rule. Surveying over a ...

On Friday Feb. 28, a press conference was held in the Oval Office with President Trump, Vice President Vance and Ukrainian President Vladimar Zelensky in attendance. I was horrified at the ...

There is this difference between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi: during his electioneering for the United States’ presidency, Trump had forthrightly declared, “I will be a dictator from day one.” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Igbo group, Ndi Igbo Intellectual & Cultural Development Organization (NIDO), has hailed Nigeria’s impressive departure from the chequered history of military dictatorship in the last 26 unbroken ...

Despite his rhetoric about democracy and inclusivity, Syria’s new president is steering the country back toward military dictatorship. Between 1946 and 1970, Syria experienced ten successful coups and ...