Why 2026 Is Turning into a Good Year for Democracy
At first blush, events of recent days suggest that the democratic world remains in long-term retreat and growing disarray.
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Publications
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 258
A Helping Hand for the Houthis;
The Mecca Pact Courts Tehran;
Domestic Instability Is on the Rise;
Moscow Expands Military Support for Tehran;
Increased Iranian Threats Against U.S. Personnel
Information Warfare Watch No. 56
Taipei Braces for Digital Interference from Beijing;
Moscow Stresses “Patriotic Propaganda”...;
...and Harnesses AI for Censorship;
Australia Tightens Its Digital Laws;
New Freedom House Report Sounds the Digital Alarm;
How China’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Threaten U.S. Forces
For U.S. forces and policymakers, the integration of UAS into PLA force posture raises the potential costs of intervention in a conflict with China.
Will Benjamin Netanyahu Survive Israel’s Elections Next Week?
Next week, Israelis will go to the polls in what will arguably be the most important election in the Jewish state’s 78-year history. It is the first electoral contest since the horrific events of October 7, 2023, in which Palestinian terror group Hamas massacred more than 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, and kidnapped 251 others.