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Trump’s toppling of Maduro is the first time that the U.S. has launched overt military strikes aimed at regime change in South America. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social explains how other Latin American governments have responded to the strikes and their aftermath for @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️

🆕Will 2026 bring global democratic backsliding or renewal? In a new @carnegieendowment.org Emissary, Thomas Carothers and McKenzie Carrier map 10 pivotal cases—from the U.S. to Bangladesh—that could reveal the trajectory of global democracy next year👇

🆕South Sudan is one of the most fragile states—but that fragility varies subnationally @gabriellalevy2.bsky.social and @mararevkin.bsky.social led a Duke University team to create the Fragility Index, mapping this variation Their @iom.int report shows how this novel index can inform recovery⤵️

🗣️Was 2025 the year of protest? Why are protests becoming more common? Can we call Gen Z protests a global movement? @markleongoldberg.bsky.social interviewed Thomas Carothers on the Global Dispatches podcast about protest trends in 2025

Chile elected José Antonio Kast in Sunday's presidential runoff, setting up the most conservative government in the Chile's democratic history. Ahead of the runoff, @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social spoke about the growing signs of a rightward shift in Latin America www.instagram.com/reel/DRiJEjz...

The age of networked, technologically disrupted warfare requires new strategies, innovations and regulations ‼️"The Digital in War: From Innovation to Participation" series from @carnegieendowment.org & @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social analyses these evolutions 🧵⏬

🆕The age of technological disruption in warfare is here. War today is fought with codes, networks, drones, and smartphones—not just soldiers and tanks. @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social and @warmatters.bsky.social introduce these battlefield paradigm shifts for @carnegieendowment.org ⤵️

Judy Lee and Thomas Carothers identified 3 drivers of anti-government protests across 70+ countries in 2025: 1. Government corruption 2. Antidemocratic overreach 3. Economic hardship Read their latest analysis for @carnegieendowment.org ⤵️

🧵 In 2025, people around the world took to the streets to protest their governments. Why? @carnegiedcg.bsky.social’s Thomas Carothers and Judy Lee broke down the main drivers, with the help of the Global Protest Tracker. See more: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Are autocracies better at governing than democracies? For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes, Natalie Triche, and Amr Hamzawy test this question in 4 Latin American cases. The democracies performed better on 4 different governance indicators⬇️

Trump's national security strategy is out. No national security document in history has ever contained such hyperbole...👇👇

Anti-government protests flooded streets across the globe in 2025. New demonstrations emerged in more than 70 countries.🌎🌍🌏 Judy Lee and Tom Carothers identify 3 main drivers of these protests in a new piece for @carnegieendowment.org ⤵️

Governments' reliance on defense firms is eroding sovereignty, security, and accountability, as the Ukraine war shows. For @carnegieendowment.org, Emily Bienvenue, Maryanne Kelton, Zac Rogers, Michael Sullivan, and @warmatters.bsky.social explain this new character of war.

New piece out in @foreignpolicy.com about the new era of drone warfare and its consequences in Sudan: 👉Drones are making war deadlier 👉Regional powers using drone exports as geopolitical chips for leverage 👉Sudan's war illustrates the devastating consequences foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/17/g...

The army has reportedly seized control in Guinea Bissau. The post-coup trajectories of other West African countries offer a warning. Frances Brown wrote for @carnegieendowment.org: "After the coups, conditions in these countries have largely not materially improved."

As the use of drones in conflict has increased, so have fatalities. In 2024, nearly 51,000 recorded drone events led to over 39,000 deaths. @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote about the use of drones in geopolitical conflict for @foreignpolicy.com

UPCOMING EVENT with NDI! 🎪Big Tent Coalitions: How Cross-Party Collaboration Can Strengthen Democracy Webinar Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🆕With U.S. democracy support receding, progressive leaders from Spain and Latin America have pioneered a global initiative called "In Defense of Democracy." But can it succeed? @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️

To strengthen democracy, collaborations must stretch beyond party lines. On Monday, Dec 1 from 12-1:15ET, we are cohosting a virtual event with the National Democratic Institute on big tent coalitions, featuring @jennifermccoy.bsky.social ! Register here:

‼️Do you know an innovative project reimagining community-building for resilient democracies? The Keseb Democracy Innovation Lab (iLab) is now accepting pitches from around the globe for their program and seed funding. Apply: keseb.org/ilab youtu.be/aKfuBU5osSU?...

Autocrats claim to govern more efficiently without the burdens of democracy. In a 🆕paper for @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes, Natalie Triche, & Amr Hamzawy examine this theory in 4 Latin American case studies: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, and Uruguay. They find that democracies deliver⬇️

🆕| How does Brazil's self-perception as a "giant by nature" shape its foreign policy ambitions—and contradictions—amid a shifting global order? Read @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social's new piece for @belfercenter.bsky.social's Middle Powers Project👇

The Trump administration's global shakeup has given BRICS a renewed sense of purpose. So why isn't the bloc responding cohesively? BRICS is missing its chance, write @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and @alexgabuev.bsky.social for @foreignaffairs.com ⤵️

The world is entering a new era of drone warfare. Cheap, lethal, and widely available UAVs are fueling conflicts from Sudan to Ukraine. But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social writes for @foreignpolicy.com that cutting off the flow of “good enough” drones is a Sisyphean task.

Recent debates over whether the workplace is too “feminized” have caught a lot of online flak. But the real story, says @carnegiedcg.bsky.social’s @saskiabr.bsky.social, is how anxiety over women’s advancement gets channeled into hostility towards women: youtube.com/shorts/7xMPf...

Ever wondered what a democracy scholar might keeps on their bookshelves? Check out @carnegieendowment.org's new Office Hours with Tom Carothers to hear about artifacts that reflect democratic struggle from Romania to Haiti.

@oliverstuenkel.bsky.social live now for @foreignpolicy.com talking about Trump’s Latin America Strategy. Tune in: foreignpolicy.com/live/stuenke...

The 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka toppled a dynasty. Its reverberations led to dramatic power shifts in the 2024 elections. But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️

Why is it so hard to build a movement to defend democracy? In a new talk for @scholars.org, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social suggests some comparative answers. She then identifies problems specific to the U.S., and suggests some solutions. Watch here🔽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZw...

🛰️Starlink now dominates global satellite internet. But as the company expands across the Global South, can countries trust one company with their connectivity? @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social tells @npr.org it’s a question of sovereignty and privacy🔊

📂In 2015, Tom Carothers and Richard Youngs studied the global wave of protests.🌏 Despite surface-level similarities, they found a diversity of causes, actors, and outcomes. As protests surge, their call for local context and nuance remains relevant.

25 years ago this week, the UN passed its landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security, aimed at recognizing women’s experiences of conflict and roles as peacebuilders. Now, though, the landscape is very different. @saskiabr.bsky.social explains why: youtube.com/shorts/Ie6Oe...

🆕Argentina’s midterms gave Javier Milei's far-right party an unexpectedly strong showing. But the election also exposed a new global norm: U.S. partisan interventionism. @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social and Adrian Feinberg write for @foreignpolicy.com ⤵️

The world's oldest president has won reelection. Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya will serve an 8th term. In April, Frances Brown wrote about aging leaders in African countries and the questions they raise for democracy for @carnegieendowment.org: ⤵️

Morocco’s Gen Z protests aren’t a new Arab Spring—they echo the wave of youth-led movements from Sri Lanka to Nepal to Madagascar demanding better governance. For @carnegieendowment.org, Sarah Yerkes and Kathryn Selfe describe the protests' demands and methods.

The backlash against women’s and LGBTQI+ rights is growing – driven by an organized movement that goes beyond one country or one president. @saskiabr.bsky.social tells @newhumanitarian.bsky.social that there are ways to fight back. Listen here🔊⤵️ www.thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/202...

🗣️"Backsliding is not so much a failure of democracies to deliver. It’s the failure of democracies to constrain power." Listen to Tom Carothers on the newest episode of the @kellogginstitute.bsky.social's Democracy Paradox podcast

Gen-Z led protests have roiled the streets of several Asian countries in recent months. In her piece for @carnegieendowment.org, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri analyzes the social media-driven activism shaping the youth-led protests of today👇

🆕| Digital communication is changing patterns of citizen participation in armed conflicts. In Mali, digital connectivity has permeated the ongoing war, enabling Malians to both mitigate and stoke the violence. Read Mirjam de Bruijn's newest for @carnegieendowment.org ⬇️

🆕| In erasing women from U.S. foreign policy, the Trump administration has overturned the decades-old bipartisan policy consensus that female empowerment serves U.S. interests. Read @saskiabr.bsky.social & @rcturk.bsky.social's latest for @foreignpolicy.com👇

Can courts be guardians of democracy without losing legitimacy? @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social talked to Jon Bateman about the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, the U.S. parallels, and what comes next on @carnegieendowment.org's the World Unpacked www.youtube.com/@CarnegieEnd...

@saskiabr.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com about the connection between gender equality and democracy! Quotes in the thread🧵⤵️ Read Saskia's full report "The New Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values" here:

On Monday, President Trump said young people "owe" him for saving TikTok. But @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social wrote for @foreignpolicy.com that the deal raises serious security concerns. It might even signal that Trump is abandoning the U.S. tech war with China. For more⤵️

📢Protests make great news, with striking images of marching citizens or burning buildings. But what happens after attention falls can determine if real change occurs. This Civic Research Network report, edited by @richardyoungs.bsky.social, analyzed these pathways:

For decades, India’s elections have been the envy of the democratic world. But @milanv.bsky.social writes for @thediplomat.com that its electoral system has been tarnished by controversy, weakened institutions, skewed finance rules, and weaponized investigations.

Government shutdowns halting public services, like the current one in the U.S., are not common across democracies, Andrew O’Donohue told @foreignpolicy.com

Why is Donald Trump turning on his ideological ally Narendra Modi? How is India responding? Read @newyorker.com's interview with @milanv.bsky.social:

🆕The TikTok deal leaves big national security loopholes. But the Trump administration may collect billions from the transaction. Is the U.S. president abandoning America’s tech war against China? Read the latest from @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️

Today, French farmers held a day of protest, driving tractors to Versailles palace. Erin Jones connects protests like this to other recent examples of “greenlash” across Europe in a new short for @carnegieendowment.org: