By Robert Orttung and Christopher Walker as it appeared on foreignpolicy.com on Feb. 13th.  

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Feb 13, 2015 Worth Reading: Celebrating 25 Years of the Journal of Democracy Forum News

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Looking ahead to the upcoming 2015 elections and the country’s longer-term stability and development, Dr. Negaso Solan focused on the need for a constitution that mirrors Ethiopia’s ethnic diversity and that lends itself to developing a truly democratic multinational state. As former president of Ethiopia, he reflected on his experiences drafting the country’s 1995 constitution and offer recommendations for public confidence-building around future amendments.

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Patrick Merloe, Thomas O. Melia, and Jan Surotchak discussed how authoritarian regimes are devising new ways to impede authentic election observation as part of a wider authoritarian effort to create anti-democratic counternorms around the world.

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Feb 1, 2015 Op-Ed: "How Russia Props Up Putin in the Polls" Forum News

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By Christopher Walker and Robert Orttung, as it appeared in the Washington Post on January 30 Christopher Walker is executive director of the International Forum for Democratic...

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During his presentation, Umed Babakhanov discussed the history of political Islam in Tajikistan and the impact of Western sanctions on Russia on stability in Tajikistan, including the implications of these trends for the 2015 elections.

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Journal of Democracy October 2014 Issue: "India's Watershed Vote" Forum Publication

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On its 25th anniversary, Journal of Democracy editors and contributors discuss the future of democracy in the world and make their predictions.

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Journal of Democracy Classics: "The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism" Forum News In anticipation of celebrating the 25th anniversary issue in January 2015, the...

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