As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
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The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy
Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.
How Democracy Is Under Threat Across the Globe
The United States is far from alone in facing pressure on its democratic norms and institutions.
Reckoning With Memories of Budapest
A Times journalist spent three months capturing a contemporary portrait of Hungary’s capital, where he lived for several years as a child in the early ’90s.
Out of Prison, Taiwan Activist Urges Resistance to Beijing’s Threats
Li Ming-che and his wife, who met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan last week, have sought to inspire others not to be intimidated into silence by Beijing.
Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake
In a high-stakes visit to Taiwan, Ms. Pelosi offered assurances of American support. Taiwan now faces the prospect of Chinese military drills that could violate what it says are its territorial waters.
On Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip, Europe Largely Stays Out of the Fray
Europe does not support the independence of Taiwan and recognizes Beijing as the seat of Chinese power. So European leaders were mostly quiet about Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
Pelosi has a history of criticizing China’s human rights record.
For more than three decades, Ms. Pelosi has criticized China’s policies in Tibet, Hong Kong and other sensitive regions. Chinese officials do not appreciate it.
With Crisis Everywhere, Do Democracies Have an Edge?
The challenges of pandemic and climate change are being closely studied, but have done little so far to settle the eternal debate over whether authoritarian governments or democracies fare better in hard times.