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journal of democracy menu close search about masthead statement of editorial independence submissions reprints contact books articles issues all articles free articles online exclusives books in review authors jod online main online exclusives election watch audio interviews subscribe search facebook twitter linkedin subscribers the future the taliban cannot control mariam safi damon wilson five years of repressive taliban rule has not extinguished afghans determination to shape a freer future july 2026 volume 37 issue 3 when polarization turns violent jeffrey s kopstein democracies have always sparked conflict disagreement and deep ideological divisions polarized politics are hardly rare in democratic life so under what conditions does polarization turn violent and how can this danger be contained july 2026 volume 37 issue 3 the power of freedom philanthropy tim reynolds álvaro salas castro less than one percent of philanthropy is directed to democratic freedoms yet freedom is essential for everything health education climate philanthropy tries to accomplish it is the most underpriced asset and we are due for a market correction july 2026 volume 37 issue 3 can péter magyar restore hungary s democracy kim lane scheppele he did the hard work of defeating viktor orbán but hungary s new prime minister faces the harder task of undoing the damage his predecessor wrought can he do it while avoiding the traps orbán left in his wake more from the journal view archive april 2026 volume 37 issue 2 the limits of authoritarian ai l jason anastasopoulos jie jason lian artificial intelligence is often seen as a silver bullet for authoritarians a breakthrough technology making repression cheaper faster and more precise but it has inherent weaknesses and dictators can t escape these dilemmas april 2026 volume 37 issue 2 the rise of authoritarian middle powers marie eve desrosiers nic cheeseman the world s middle powers were once bastions of defense for a liberal rules based international order but no more a new kind of authoritarian middle power has emerged undermining democratic norms and safeguards april 2026 volume 37 issue 2 democracy s troubles should be no surprise sheri berman democracy s present difficulties were predictable history and older theories of democratic stability should have prepared us for both democratic backsliding and the vulnerability of western democracy we are experiencing today january 2026 volume 37 issue 1 why gen z is rising erica chenoweth matthew cebul young people from peru to madagascar to nepal furious with political elites reaping the spoils of privilege and corruption are rising up to demand change but what happens when their movements succeed latest online exclusives how china weaponizes buddhism khedroob thondup china is an atheist state so why does it promote buddhism that s because the ccp thinks it can be a tool for political control but the strategy actually exposes beijing s deepest fears how putin erases dissidents and critics liudmila listrovaya vladimir putin has signed a new civic death law targeting the kremlin s critics everywhere the goal is to intimidate russian citizens from speaking out against putin s crimes why anticorruption campaigns aren t a silver bullet matthew cebul calling for accountability against corrupt officials is a powerful message for building a movement but it can make it harder to encourage defections from your opponent s camp here s how to handle the dilemma news updates why political polarization is rising and how to reverse it august 2026 democratic politics depends on the messy sometimes bitter competition of parties and ideas opposition is how citizens hold power to account but in democracies around the world healthy rivalry is hardening into something more corrosive the tendency to see political opponents as enemies not rivals why political violence is rising august 2026 democratic government ideally provides channels for resolving conflict among competing groups and interests defusing hostilities before they explode into physical violence it has never worked perfectly view more most read democracy in an age of networked control leopoldo lópez the coercive tools of modern autocracies are highly integrated with an ability to monitor restrict and shape behavior at scale and in real time it is time for democratic movements to adapt and respond with a decentralized resistance of their own when polarization turns violent jeffrey s kopstein democracies have always sparked conflict disagreement and deep ideological divisions polarized politics are hardly rare in democratic life so under what conditions does polarization turn violent and how can this danger be contained how the ccp outsources surveillance lynette h ong beijing knows digital surveillance of the world s most populous nation is technologically demanding so the party has hired corporations to occupy the public opinion battlefield and spot the trouble before it spreads can the liberal order survive america s retreat christina cottiero emilie m hafner burton stephan haggard christina j schneider no other democratic power will be able to uphold a new international order autocrats and illiberal coalitions are already rushing into the breach and if they go unchecked the damage will be lasting the power of freedom philanthropy tim reynolds álvaro salas castro less than one percent of philanthropy is directed to democratic freedoms yet freedom is essential for everything health education climate philanthropy tries to accomplish it is the most underpriced asset and we are due for a market correction sign up for our newsletters follow the link below to receive the latest essays and updates from the journal of democracy sign up democracy after illiberalism a warning from poland by stanley bill and ben stanley read now read our entire july 2025 issue featuring can capitalism save democracy by semuhi sinanoglu lucan way and steven levitsky sample issue subscribe to 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