Civil Liberties

Three years since taking office as president, the pledges that legitimized his ascent have fallen far short as he moves to monopolize power.

"For the most part, journalists will be able to do their job – central to the functioning of democracy – without fear that the government will have access to their records.…

Strengthening rule of law and democracy will require re-engineering the joint policies of the US and Colombian governments.

The intended crime-fighting proposals could force encrypted-messaging services to abandon basic confidentiality or pull out of the market.

Support for leaders who remain in power only via repression and cooptation is a recipe for instability, not strategic success.

Iranians continue to protest discriminatory rules in a bid to achieve gender equality.

An emerging set of rules that apply to public expression on platforms hosting content could ensure that necessary democratic safeguards are securely in place.

Political canvassers operate at the grassroots of participatory democracy. They are coming in droves this election cycle, flocking to homes in swing districts. Their door-knocking…

Any accession deal must ensure the potential newest members don’t flout the rule of law that helps underpin the strength of the alliance.

Hype and untested promises have accelerated deployment of artificial intelligence, biometrics, and more, in the dubious name of security.

This is an important test case for American democracy in the newfound battles over voter suppression."

The Iranian government has perfected a sophisticated model of digital authoritarianism to suppress internal dissent.