Learn more about Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea from the infographic below and explore the Kennan Institute’s ...

But the purge of US foreign aid programmes will also affect Ukraine and other former Soviet countries in more insidious ways.

“In 1986, it hadn’t occurred to anyone that the Soviet Union and its vast apparatus ... of communism turned him into an advocate for democracy and good government. Which turned him into ...

The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this ...

The Kremlin regime's repression and journalistic censorship are also reflected in a ranking on global press freedom, with ...

Over the past five to seven years, democracy and rights have been on a downward slide in nearly every country in Asia that is either a mature, long-lasting democracy or something close to it.

Democracy isn’t something we are. It’s something we do. And too few people in this country are doing it right now. If you can stand it, take a look at the nauseating video of masked federal ...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea and a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure, after the United States held talks with both countries in Saudi Arabia.

The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions ...

It is the world’s largest military alliance, many of whose member states are countries that the USSR controlled ... partners hold common values such as democracy and freedom.

Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to show support for the city's jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main rival of ...