Does the Knot Hold?

<p class="MsoNormal">There are no embassies in space, so why diplomacy? Space is everywhere on earth – in financial transactions, food supplies, GPS – and it is key to hybrid warfare, particularly in US competition with China. Space demands agreements before conflicts get hot. Ma ... Show More

Nepalese democracy is strong but its economy is not. Social platforms gave voice to the aggrieved. When the government threatened access, young folks got down to business, and they got it done. How? Amb. Peter Bodde unpacks. 

Senator/Ambassador Jeff Flake, one of POTUS' first targets, tells us why he believes that inclusiveness will win in the US and beyond. 

<p>American voters have <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trump-wins-a-second-term"><strong>elected a President</strong></a> with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It’s hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought an anti-democratic leade ... Show More

<p>Democracy dies in Romania</p> 

Elections loom large in our everyday understanding of democracy. Yet we also acknowledge that our familiar electoral apparatus is questionable from a democratic point of view. Very few citizens have access to the kinds of resources that could enable them to stand for election; co ... Show More

Democracy Now! Friday, October 4, 2024 

<p>Is Bitcoin a democracy? Or is it more like a natural order? What about democracy in general, does that protect human rights and enable human flourishing? Saifedean and Alex Gladstein debate the question of whether democracy promotes human flourishing. This was moderated by Ste ... Show More