Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
When Foreign Meddling Backfires
Beijing and Moscow present dangers, but their style of autocratic interference has major weaknesses.
Return of the Strongmen
The rise of leaders like Rodrigo Duterte reveals that autocratic populism can thrive in a wide range of environments, posing a global threat to democratic government.
China’s Risky Play for Global Power
A colossal infrastructure investment program could make Beijing a lot of friends around the world—or a lot of enemies.
The Tragedy of Thailand
How a model of democratization became patient zero for the global rise of authoritarianism.
Monks With Machetes
Why Buddhist nationalists are leading the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
