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Can’t guarantee freedom of non-NATO countries in Europe: Jean Asselborn

Foreign Minister of Luxembourg says Ukraine is not enemy of Russia, it is democracy that is the enemy

The Hindu

New York Times' top editor may speak out more on journalism

The New York Times has usually been content to let its journalism speak for itself

The Independent UK

Democracy undermined: elections in the UK are changing – here's how

Many people across the UK will have their chance to vote in the imminent May elections. But only days before, new laws have been rushed through parliament, with amendments and approval (Royal Assent) occuring within the space of less than 24 hours. This means that in future, elections will be…

The Conversation

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Free Trade Still Promotes Peace, Despite Putin's Reckless War

‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.

Reason

When voters abstain, France takes notice – the UK should learn to do the same

In a moment of humility, Emmanuel Macron sent an important message about maintaining trust in democracy, says journalist Oliver Haynes

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: When the Republican Party adopts Russia’s authoritarian playbook

The Republican Party has a clear vision for the future of the United States: one that’s white, Christian and fundamentally opposed to Western ideals of pluralism.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he's not entirely wrong

President Joe Biden likes to say that we are locked in a global battle pitting democracy against autocracy.

Los Angeles Times

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The seats to watch in Merthyr at the local elections with ward changes and councillors moving on

Some wards have seen a change in the number of councillors they will elect and some councillors won't be standing for re-election

Wales Online

Tunisia president unwilling to compromise as democracy fears grow

President Kais Saied rejects calls for dialogue with the opposition, a week after appointing a new election commission.

Al Jazeera

New Galloway council election hustings proves a success

An audience of around 70 people took the chance to ask questions of six of the seven candidates

Daily Record

Commentary: Primaryland is here

I call our current political environment “Primaryland.” What happens in the primaries will determine our direction as a nation. The general election merely makes that direction official. This is why we all need to plan our trip to Primaryland in the 2022 election cycle. Primaryland is less fun than Disneyland…

Tribune News Service

Here's how disinformation could disrupt the Australian election

Disinformation and foreign interference constitute a grave threat to Western democracies, particularly during elections.

The Conversation

Clive Palmer Punching Bags Are Popping Up All Over Melb And Finally, Some Free Fkn Therapy

United Party Australia actually being useful for once.

Pedestrian.tv

Democrats in Utah show how to get serious about democracy

The Utah Democratic Party has demonstrated flexibility, too rare a trait in today’s politics. Utahans now have a rare opportunity to strike a blow for democracy and the Constitution.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Wales Online

Zelensky: Ukraine and allies can stop Russian aggression - full speech in English

The president welcomed the United States' $33bn support package

Reuters

U.S. Congress revives World War Two-era "Lend-Lease" program for Ukraine

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday that will make it easier to export military equipment to Ukraine, reviving the "Lend-Lease Act" that helped defeat Hitler during World War Two.

The Independent UK

House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid

The U.S. House has given final passage to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion

The Conversation

Peter Dutton says Australia should prepare for war. So how likely is a military conflict with China?

We are fated, whether we like it or not, to live in interesting times, having entered, as one prominent observer puts it a “decade of living dangerously”.

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The Conversation

Understanding Ukraine’s symbolic fight to return to Europe, as the EU marks 18 years since its 'big bang’ enlargement

With the weight of Russian military might bearing down on it, Ukraine applied to join the European Union (EU) on February 28. While the Russian invasion provided the immediate pretext, membership had been on the Ukrainian political agenda since the Orange Revolution of 2004–2005.

The Hindu

Myanmar’s woes

Silencing Ms. Suu Kyi will not help the junta tighten its control over a rebellious country

The National (Scotland)

Top five worst things the Tories did this parliamentary term

THIS year alone, it became illegal to protest noisily in the UK, Boris Johnson cemented the Government’s authority over the supposedly independent…

The National (Scotland)

‘Dark day for democracy’ as Tories make ‘authoritarian' grab of Electoral Commission

THE Conservative party have been accused of making an “authoritarian power grab” of the Electoral Commission, after the government passed a new…

Evening Standard

Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy: Our democracy is not something to jerk off to

We’re facing the worst cost of living crisis in living memory and the government benches have reduced us to talking about parties and porn.

The Conversation

Why public trust in elections is being undermined by global disinformation campaigns

Public trust in elections is being targeted around the world by a series of disinformation campaigns from a range of international players. This is giving rise to an increasing lack of trust in how votes are counted.

The Conversation

Guilty verdict in Sankara trial shows power of activists to fight impunity in Burkina Faso

On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of “attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse.”

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