Democracy

On the morning of March 16, 1978, Italians woke up to the news that their former prime minister and leader of the Christian Democracy Party (DC), Aldo Moro, had been kidnapped by the Brigate Rosse, a far-left terrorist group, in hopes of triggering a wider rebellion. That left-wing rebellion never came to fruition, but it did prevent the Historic Compromise, a new agreement that would allow the Italian Communist Party (PCI) to join the government for the first time, from bein

The Security and Democracy Forum was founded on a simple belief: national security and democratic institutions are not competing priorities. They are mutually reinforcing. Our national security institutions protect the freedoms that allow democracy to flourish, while our democratic institutions provide the accountability, legitimacy, and resilience that make us more secure. Advancing that conversation requires more than policy advocacy. It requires creating a forum where scho

A Swiss politician recently described a prospective package of bilateral accords between Switzerland and the European Union as an “introduction of foreign law, foreign judges and arbitrary sanctions […] tantamount to colonial subjugation.” Even though Switzerland is not an EU member and these accords will be subject to a popular vote, the European Union is frequently accused of eroding democracy and individual freedoms. This criticism misses the real threat. The most direct a

For too long, American policy debates have been trapped by a fundamental misconception: that we must choose between freedom and safety,...

"From Afghan Villages to American Courtrooms, False Accusations Threaten Justice" When I served as an infantry officer in Afghanistan, I...