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2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 14: War Powers Reform

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 11: Strengthening Inspectors General

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 15: Enforcing the Emoluments Clauses

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.

The Good Governance Papers: A January 2022 “Report Card” Update

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to representatives of more than 100 countries, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, during a virtual democracy summit at the White House in Washington DC on December 9, 2021. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden’s `Initiative for Democratic Renewal’ — Analysis from Diplomats, Top Experts

The $424.4 million plan focuses on media, corruption, reformers, technology, and political processes like elections.
US government's special envoy for Western Balkans Matthew Palmer poses with members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Milorad Dodik, Zeljko Komsic, and Sefik Dzaferovic in Sarajevo on July 5, 2021 as Palmer held several meetings with national political leaders in Bosnia as well as state officials.

Peace Is Threatened Again in Bosnia, A Quarter Century after Dayton

Separatist provocations pose the greatest danger to the country's peace and cohesion since the accords were forged 26 years ago.
A soldier with a gun stands over debris during rescue efforts after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti and tropical storm Grace moves over Jamaica on August 17, 2021 in Les Cayes, Haiti. Destroyed homes are seen in the background behind the soldier.

Filmmaker: Ex-US Envoy’s Words Tell the Story of Our Lives in Haiti

Raoul Peck on Daniel Foote's call for the US to reset its policy and listen to the voices of Haitians trying to rebuild democracy.
People work at sewing machines in rows at a textile-manufacturing company in Batumi, Georgia’s Black Sea.

World Bank’s “Doing Business Index,” a Thorn for Kleptocrats, Must Be Protected

Countries that have cleaned up their act under pressure from the index rankings illustrate the need for such a gauge.
Officials of Iraq's electoral commission undergo a polling day simulation to test run its systems ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, in the northeastern city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on September 22, 2021.

Iraqi Elections, Coming Again Soon, Still Don’t Deliver Democracy

Turnout may be dismal, as many Iraqis feel elections fail as a channel for their voices or an instrument for change.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Afghan all-female robotics team members at Qatar's Education City Club House in Doha on September 7, 2021.

The Last Days in Afghanistan Should Not Deter Biden from Looking Beyond the 9/11 Paradigm

It's time to get off this loop. But ending “endless wars” should not be equated with simplistic solutions.
A Taliban fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan's third biggest city, after government forces pulled out the day before following weeks of being under siege. People walk along the sidewalk in the background. August 13, 2021

In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget

As the UN Security Council hosts an emergency meeting, world leaders must understand what the abandonment of the Afghan people involves.
US flag in front of Capitol building

America’s Democracy Moment

As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, it is crucial to recognize the gravity of the threats still facing US democracy.
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