Democracies should not assume middle powers are natural allies, since many are autocracies that do not share their interests, goals, and values, Marie-Eve Desrosiers & Nic Cheeseman @fromagehomme.bsky.social argue in their new book www.democracywithoutborders.org/42637/why-mi...

Why middle-powers will not save the international “rules based order”

Democracies should not assume middle powers are natural allies, since many are autocracies that do not share their interests, goals, and values, the authors argue.

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#books #booklist #bookstagram #booktalk #booktok #greatbooks #greatbooksguide #recommendedreading #CelebrateYourElectedOfficialsDay #EIU #democracy @fromagehomme.bsky.social @brianklaas.bsky.social

🚨 Live now! 🚨 What is happening to Zimbabwe's constitution? And with what consequences? Watch on: Twitter: x.com/i/broadcasts... YouTube: youtube.com/live/N-x9G0u... Facebook: facebook.com/theresistanc...

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The CAB3 Reckoning: Voices on Zimbabwe’s Democratic Future

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Losing #democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a #democratic #government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor @fromagehomme.bsky.social analyzed three decades of #data: prod-www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...

The Robert Elgie Best Paper Prize for 2025 goes to @fromagehomme.bsky.social and Marie-Eve Desrosiers for their excellent paper "Executive Aggrandizement and Term Limits Evasion in Africa: Critical Junctures and Democratic Divergence", presented at the ECPR GC 2025! Big Congrats! @ecpr.bsky.social

Hi team! I’m giving a talk on USAID withdrawal — send me your best work! Already including stuff from @ryanjablonski.bsky.social Bridgetet Seim Alex Yeandle @guygrossman.bsky.social @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social @yangyangzhou.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @haleyswedlund.bsky.social

🚨Today🚨 #UgandaNotAlone TWITTER SPACE #Uganda is facing an assault on the rule of law and democracy— arbitrary arrests, repression, and silenced voices. Join our Space, with incredible speakers, #UgandaNotAlone 👇 twitter.com/i/spaces/1MY...

Was delighted to speak with @fromagehomme.bsky.social on his podcast a few weeks ago about "The Golden Age of Transnational Repression"--something that has only become more timely since then: newbooksnetwork.com/are-we-livin...

🧨This conversation could hardly be more timely ...🧨 Are We Living in the Golden Age of Transnational Repression? Listen now here, and wherever you get your podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/are-we-livin...

@fromagehomme.bsky.social, Matías Bianchi, and Jennifer Cyr explain how authoritarian cooperation is “tilting the global balance in favor of autocracy”:

The Illiberal International

Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order.

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Great summary, also for naming more than the usual suspects (UAE...). Advice to democrats worldwide includes: "to reclaim the narrative. Pro-democracy actors need to make democratic values culturally relevant, meet citizens where they are, and show them how democracy improves everyday life."

Prof Nic Cheeseman@fromagehomme.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 Out now 🚨 The Illiberal International - How Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order 🧨 "Democrats are playing by the rules of a game that no longer exists." To read, go here 👇 www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...

“As long as democratic coordination remains less bold and less inspired than its authoritarian counterpart, there is every reason to expect that autocracy will continue to spread,” write @fromagehomme.bsky.social, Matías Bianchi, and Jennifer Cyr.

The Illiberal International

Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order.

foreignaffairs.com

Just how far have we become blind to the readiness to personalize power, weaken checks and balances, and deploy disinformation to erode accountability? Ultimately we do so at our peril, …. and cost. @fromagehomme.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...

The Illiberal International

Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order.

foreignaffairs.com

Ahead of the Ugandan elections tomorrow Why the Museveni regime is being so repressive, and the prospects for mass human rights violations after the polls #UgandaDecides2026 www.fr.de/politik/wahl...

Forscher: „Musevenis Herrschaft beruht auf Einschüchterung“

Uganda wählt unter massiver Repression. Politologe Cheeseman erklärt, warum das Regime so hart gegen Bobi Wine vorgeht.

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🚨 Out now 🚨 The Illiberal International - How Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order 🧨 "Democrats are playing by the rules of a game that no longer exists." To read, go here 👇 www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...

The Illiberal International

Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order.

foreignaffairs.com

Kristof Titeca continually writes some of the most interesting and thought-provoking analysis on Uganda, so you really want to hear his thoughts on the upcoming elections. democracyinafrica.org/beyond-the-b...

📢 New Podcast! 📢 Since 2014 more than 32,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. As European states prioritise migration deterrence over human life, civic organisations have stepped in. Find out what challenges they face 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-happ...

📢 New Podcast! 📢 Since 2014 more than 32,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. As European states prioritise migration deterrence over human life, civic organisations have stepped in. Find out what challenges they face 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-happ...

Thank you for this wonderful introduction! Excited to continue navigating these important topics—humanity, leadership, and citizenship—with everyone. Let's work towards those coherent solutions! 🤝 @axrenton.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social

Podcast Delivery@podcastdelivery.com · 9mo ago

Join skamugasa.bsky.social as he navigates the intricacies of humanity, leadership, and citizenship. With a rich perspective shaped by his diverse background, these discussions aim to inspire positive change and uncover coherent solutions to complex challenges.

Here is new post by Paula Cristina Roque. Very accurate reporting. Another government rejected by the people. An unruly party refusing to go. Mass Protest resulted in a worst post election massacre by state police. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

In digital silence and darkness, they massacred Tanzanians | Daily Maverick

In a grim spectacle of electoral farce and brutal repression, Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan pulled the plug on the internet just as her regime executed a massacre that could claim up to 8,0...

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🗣️ The political risks of messaging on corruption 🗣️ Talk today! All welcome When: 27 November 2025, 12:00 — 13:30 UK time Venue: Online Birkbeck Criminology Seminar Series Joining details 👇 www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/54636/the-political-riskiness-of-public-policy-messaging-on-corruption

💰 Kenya’s infrastructure deals: Lessons from a decade of debt 🧧 What can we learn from the evolution of Kenya's debt management efforts, and what does it mean for the country's economic future? 💵 💴 💶 nation.africa/kenya/weekly...

Kenya’s infrastructure deals: Lessons from a decade of debt

After years of easy credit and ambitious projects, Kenya’s debt has reached dangerous levels.

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🚨 Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland 🚨 The latest episode of the People, Power, Politics podcast, out now! Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 👇 newbooksnetwork.com/democracy-af...

Speaking now on this forum Currently discussing: how will the next CCM succession battle play out in light of the protests and the crackdown?

Prof Nic Cheeseman@fromagehomme.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 The Tanzanian government is attempting to cover up the grave human rights abuses it has committed in a desperate bid to stay in power. 🚨 Join us **today** at 5PM UK time/8PM Tanzania time for a space of solidarity and resistance. Set a reminder now: x.com/i/spaces/1RD...

🚨 The Tanzanian government is attempting to cover up the grave human rights abuses it has committed in a desperate bid to stay in power. 🚨 Join us **today** at 5PM UK time/8PM Tanzania time for a space of solidarity and resistance. Set a reminder now: x.com/i/spaces/1RD...

As I see some people continuing to make the mistake of thinking that the repression we are seeing today in Tanzania is something new, I wanted to re-up this argument. The abstract could have been written about Samia ... www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/tan...

🤩Super excited that Le Monde have published a summary of our piece for @JoDemocracy on the "Myth of Democratic Resillience", with a stronger focus on the implications for Latin America 🤩 This version is for Spanish speakers out there ... www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/el...

🤩Super excited that Le Monde have published a summary of our piece for @JoDemocracy on the "Myth of Democratic Resillience", with a stronger focus on the implications for Latin America 🤩 This version is for Spanish speakers out there ... www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/el...

🚨 More and more leaders are trying to set themselves up as presidents for life ... the latest being Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe 🚨 Thanks to Geoffrey York for a characteristically insightful piece on this + for using a new paper by Marie-Eve Desrosiers to ... www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Ruling party calls for Zimbabwe president to stay in power, despite two-term limit

Since 2020, the evasion of term limits has been twice as frequent in sub-Saharan Africa as in any other region of the world, new research paper says

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🚨New piece reflecting on the life and legacy of Raila Odinga, reflecting on conversations in Nairobi last week🚨 In honour of Raila's sad passing we consider his life + why there has been a lot of contestation about his legacy + what it means for ... theconversation.com/raila-odinga...

Raila Odinga: the man who changed Kenya without ever ruling it

Odinga was both a remarkable figure and an embodiment of Kenya’s political contradictions.

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