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src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1707" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/is-democracy-a-crime-in-hong-kong/">Is Democracy a Crime in Hong Kong?</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>On November 19, a Hong Kong court sentenced 45 prominent prodemocracy activists to years in prison in the biggest crackdown yet under the city’s draconian, Beijing-imposed National Security Law. The <em>Journal of Democracy</em> essays below, free for a limited time, detail Hong Kong’s decades-long fight for freedom, and the CCP’s unrelenting repression.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--22037 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-22037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-michael-c-davis country-china country-hong-kong region-asia region-east-asia subject-crime-and-policing subject-opposition-movements subject-rule-of-law"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/fighting-for-democracy-is-a-crime-in-hong-kong/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1707" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-24-Davis-Photo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/fighting-for-democracy-is-a-crime-in-hong-kong/">Fighting for Democracy Is a Crime in Hong Kong</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/michael-c-davis/">Michael C. Davis</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>A Hong Kong court just handed out heavy sentences to 45 democracy activists. The pro-Beijing government is taking a hard line against anyone who would challenge it.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--22033 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-22033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-updates"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/is-bitcoin-good-for-democracy/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-300x208.jpg" alt="" height="1775" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-300x208.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-768x532.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-1536x1065.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1233884338-2048x1420.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/is-bitcoin-good-for-democracy/">Is Bitcoin Good for Democracy?</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Bitcoin is an indispensable tool for political dissidents in the most repressive environments, argue Alex Gladstein and Félix Maradiaga in two recent <em>Journal of Democracy</em> online exclusives. When dictators weaponize the financial system and obstruct all avenues of dissent, digital currency helps activists keep their operations running.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21955 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-felix-maradiaga country-nicaragua region-central-america region-latin-america-and-the-caribbean subject-authoritarian-influence subject-digital-technology subject-emerging-markets subject-opposition-movements"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/how-dictators-use-financial-repression-against-their-opponents/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1709" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/how-dictators-use-financial-repression-against-their-opponents/">How Dictators Use Financial Repression Against Their Opponents</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/felix-maradiaga/">Félix Maradiaga</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Economic freedom is one of a tyrant’s first targets. My family and I have experienced this firsthand. But tools like Bitcoin offer a lifeline for activists fighting repressive states.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--22012 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-22012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-felix-maradiaga country-nicaragua region-central-america region-latin-america-and-the-caribbean subject-authoritarian-influence subject-digital-technology subject-emerging-markets subject-opposition-movements"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/como-los-dictadores-usan-la-represion-financiera-contra-sus-oponentes/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1709" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1233340868-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/como-los-dictadores-usan-la-represion-financiera-contra-sus-oponentes/">Cómo los dictadores usan la represión financiera contra sus oponentes</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/felix-maradiaga/">Félix Maradiaga</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Coartar la libertad económica es uno de los primeros objetivos de un tirano. Mi familia y yo hemos experimentado esto de primera mano. Sin embargo, herramientas como Bitcoin ofrecen una esperanza a los activistas que luchan contra los estados represivos.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21767 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-jeffrey-n-wasserstrom authors-wichuta-teeratanabodee country-thailand region-southeast-asia subject-coups subject-political-culture subject-political-parties"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-history-is-repeating-itself-in-thailand/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1709" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2165221146-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/why-history-is-repeating-itself-in-thailand/">Why History Is Repeating Itself in Thailand</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/wichuta-teeratanabodee/">Wichuta Teeratanabodee</a></li> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/jeffrey-n-wasserstrom/">Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Thai politics appears to be in a loop, with the military keeping people’s democratic hopes under wraps. But there is reason to believe the streets won’t be quiet for long.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--22000 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-22000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-updates"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/what-comes-now/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1707" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1918189037-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/what-comes-now/">What Comes Now?</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>The biggest election in this “year of elections” is finally over. In contests across the world, voters have spoken. But what do their choices tell us about the state of democracy globally?</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21969 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive tag-gallant tag-israel tag-mobilization tag-netanyahu tag-protest authors-andrew-odonohue authors-oded-haklai country-israel region-advanced-democracies region-middle-east-and-north-africa subject-accountability"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/is-israel-losing-its-last-democratic-safeguard/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-300x201.jpg" alt="" height="1719" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-768x516.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Netanyahu-2048x1375.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/is-israel-losing-its-last-democratic-safeguard/">Is Israel Losing Its Last Democratic Safeguard?</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/oded-haklai/">Oded Haklai</a></li> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/andrew-odonohue/">Andrew O’Donohue</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>The country’s mass protests were its last democratic guardrail. But Israel’s wartime goals have become a higher priority than keeping Netanyahu in check.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21953 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21953 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-updates"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/trump-wins-again/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/President_Trumps_First_100_Days-_1_34252547311-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="800" width="1200" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/President_Trumps_First_100_Days-_1_34252547311-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/President_Trumps_First_100_Days-_1_34252547311-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/President_Trumps_First_100_Days-_1_34252547311-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/President_Trumps_First_100_Days-_1_34252547311.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/trump-wins-again/">Trump Wins — Again</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Donald Trump won a second — and, this time, overwhelming — victory on November 5. As the United States and the world take stock, the <em>Journal of Democracy</em> is looking back at 2016 and Trump’s unlikely rise to power.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21936 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-sumit-ganguly country-bangladesh region-asia region-south-asia subject-civil-society subject-governance subject-leadership-succession subject-opposition-movements"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/did-muhammad-yunus-sign-up-for-mission-impossible/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1706" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2163733533-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/did-muhammad-yunus-sign-up-for-mission-impossible/">Did Muhammad Yunus Sign Up for Mission Impossible?</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/sumit-ganguly/">Šumit Ganguly</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>The famed economist and Nobel laureate is charged with repairing what remains of Bangladesh’s democracy. But is someone even as accomplished as Yunus up to the task?</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21945 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-updates"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/the-jods-10-most-read-essays/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1706" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kreps-photo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/the-jods-10-most-read-essays/">The JoD’s 10 Most-Read Essays</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>The <em>Journal of Democracy</em> strives to keep you up to date on the latest developments in global democracy and autocracy. Here are our ten most-read essays over the past month.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21755 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-online-exclusive authors-sandor-esik country-hungary region-central-and-eastern-europe subject-european-union subject-geopolitics subject-political-culture"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/orban-is-isolating-hungary-from-the-world/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-300x200.jpg" alt="" height="1707" width="2560" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2161411299-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/orban-is-isolating-hungary-from-the-world/">Orbán Is Isolating Hungary from the World</a></h2> <ul class="authors "> <li class="authors__author"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/sandor-esik/">Sándor Ésik</a></li> </ul> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>The Hungarian leader appears to be working overtime at fraying the country’s ties with even its longstanding friends and allies — and the strain is beginning to show.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="excerpt excerpt--post excerpt--21930 excerpt--no-gratis excerpt--image-landscape post-21930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-updates"> <figure class="excerpt__image excerpt__image--landscape"> <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/china-and-the-battle-for-the-global-south/"> <img src="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mawei_China_Propaganda_facing_Matsu-1-300x223.jpg" alt="" height="660" width="888" srcset="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mawei_China_Propaganda_facing_Matsu-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mawei_China_Propaganda_facing_Matsu-1-768x571.jpg 768w, https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mawei_China_Propaganda_facing_Matsu-1.jpg 888w" sizes="(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px"> </a> </figure> <div class="excerpt__content"> <h2 class="excerpt__title"><a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/news-and-updates/china-and-the-battle-for-the-global-south/">China and the Battle for the Global South</a></h2> <div class="excerpt__copy"> <p>Beijing is bent on curbing democratic freedoms and imposing totalitarianism at home and abroad. 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