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Elections in Hungary and Peru: One Out, One In?
As one autocrat is deposed, another often pops up somewhere else. While we can celebrate Orbán’s, Peru’s democratic crisis might be getting worse.
Venezuela and Iran: Betrayal or Sloppy Realism?
Too many times myopic restraint leads to harder consequences, and in the cases of Iran and Venezuela, democracy might be losing out because of US sloppiness.
With Maduro Gone Democracy Must Remain the Goal
With Maduro now in US custody, we must remember the goal in Venezuela is not just the fall of the regime but the return to democracy.