Putin’s predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, had become a walking punch line.​​ Russia was still reeling from the humiliation of ...

Twenty-five years ago this week, Russia’s first democratically elected president, Boris Yeltsin, formally handed over power ...

Leaders with unchecked power can reward or punish companies at their whim, creating an uneven playing field and leading to ...

It has become quite clear that the co-equal balance of power, of our three branches of government, is under attack by our recently elected President. The Legislative Branch (at least ...

Two letter writers call out the Trump administration for it's attempts to silence critics and muzzle the free press in ...

When my university, Columbia, recently capitulated to President Donald Trump’s $400 million ultimatum, I felt a creeping ...

While autocracies are cooperating, liberal democracies are faltering under the weight of their internal divisions. A problem ...

Gessen wrote a book about what lessons Americans could learn from countries like Russia and Hungary. The book, called “Surviving Autocracy,” draws on Gessen’s own experiences growing up in ...