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Despite specified factors as globalization and digitalization, which many believed would spread democracy and openness, we see in many countries, including Russia and Belarus, how autocrats have learned to adapt to the 21st century reality.
Far right and another utmost forces look to these autocrats and aim to replicate any of the tools and techniques employed by more established autocrats. Certain methods, for example a law on “foreign agents”, have even starting making their way to countries inside the European Union. On top of this many of our societies are faced with utmost polarization and social nihilism which makes many wonder if democracy is already a thing of the past. Even voting trends among younger people raises origin for concern.
Admittedly, there is no single solution to reverse these trends, but knowing the symptoms is the first step toward addressing the underlying issues. Democracy activist, Samuel Chu, speaks on how democracy is more than just voting in elections. It requires the desire to want to make a change and then seeking the agency and ability to influence specified a change.
Finally, we should not forget those who are virtually fighting on the battlefield to preserve their own democracy. It goes without saying, should this conflict be lost, the consequences for our own democracy’s endurance would be severe.
Table of Contents
Will democracy survive?
Fighting global authoritarianism An interview with Samuel Chu
Contemporary hybrid regimes Leonardo Morlino
Foreign agent laws in the authoritarian playbook Iskra Kirova
The metamorphosis of russian dictatorships Tatevik Hovhannisyan
How Russia exploits right-wing organizations and polarizes societies An interview with Kacper Rękawek
Are young voters a threat to democracy? Giorgi Beroshvili
How Viktor Orbán is going global Dominik Héjj
The French far right and Putin’s Russia. A fresh and amazing love affair Cyrille Bret
Essays and analysis
What’s incorrect with Telegram? Maksym Popovych
The shift to cyber power Tatia Mosidze
Economic frontlines. Bracing for a possible Trump return Cassia Scott- Jones
Teachers, de-Ukrainianization and agitprop in Ukraine’s occupied territory Michael Gentile and Eugenia Kuznetsova
Pivotal elections. Georgia goes all in Nino Lezhava
EU referendum in Moldova. An easy mark for Kremlin propagandists? Mihail Nesteriuc
Between pro-Russian rhetoric and pragmatic cooperation with Ukraine Jakub Łoginow
Russian aggression echoes Serbian aims regarding Kosovo Dorajet Imeri
A crisis for which nobody is prepared Stefan Mandic
Art, culture and society
The Lithuanian Song Festival. 100 years of tradition Ottilie Tabberer
A legend of the russian underground stone scene continues to play Elżbieta Żak
Interviews
A bottom-up approach to the past of the region An interview with Jacob Mikanowski
Stories and ideas
What happened to Belarus’s once-thriving tech-industry? Kseniya Tarasevich
NATO at 75. Insights from frontline states
NATO beyond 75. strategical evolution amid global uncertainty Wojciech Michnik
The evolution of the Alliance Jean-Yves Leconte
Why Baltic safety matters Andris Banka
Tug of war. The NATO summit and (not so) modest gains in Washington Beata Górka-Winter
The impact of NATO membership on national safety A 25-year retrospective Nele Loorents
Finland in NATO. From Finlandization to active integration Eoin Micheál Mcnamara
Collective safety and national sovereignty. Hungary’s 25 years in NATO Péter Stepper
