Tag: Democracy

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Beltway Confidential

Enabled by Democrats, Albanian prosecutors pursue Edi Rama’s political opponents

Michael Rubin · February 12, 2026 6:00 am

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years

David Zimmermann · February 9, 2026 9:36 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 12, 2020.

Americas First: Venezuela’s democratic future holds the key to Trump’s foreign policy

Daniel Twining, Eric Farnsworth · February 8, 2026 2:00 pm

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

Machado posits Venezuela elections could be held in less than a year

Emily Hallas · February 5, 2026 10:29 am

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez holds a copy of the Reform of the Organic Law on Hydrocarbons outside the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on January 29, 2026. Venezuela adopted a reform opening its nationalized oil sector to private investment on January 29 as it moves to appease the United States following the toppling of leader Nicolas Maduro.

We need to talk about Venezuela

Dan Hannan · January 30, 2026 8:24 am

Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran.

Iran’s next chapter must be written in freedom

Dr. Cyrus Samet · January 26, 2026 2:39 pm

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2025, a day ahead of Maduro's inauguration ceremony where he was then sworn in for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Machado prioritizes democracy and prisoner release over presidential ambitions: ‘This is not about me’

Claire Carter · January 16, 2026 2:15 pm

Kalshi CNN

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Against the vice economy

Conn Carroll · January 16, 2026 5:45 am

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on Jan. 9, 2026. (MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Ending Iran’s regime won’t be easy

Michael Rubin · January 16, 2026 4:32 am

A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolas Maduro during a women's march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 6, 2026, three days after U.S. forces captured him and his wife.

Venezuelan government hunts down dissidents in post-strike crackdown

Joseph Nepomuceno · January 7, 2026 3:19 pm

Conservatives we lost in 2025

Conservatives we lost in 2025: An annual remembrance

Tevi Troy · December 19, 2025 5:25 am

The proclamation of the German Republic in Berlin on November 9, 1918, marking the beginning of the Weimar Republic at the end of World War I.

False echoes of Weimar

Andrew Bernard · December 19, 2025 2:47 am