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This year is the biggest for global elections in history, with 4 billion people set to vote. Open Society Chair Alex Soros thinks it’s time to get back to democracy’s basics and recognize the resilience of the power to vote in a discussion at : weforum.org/events/world-e…

This year is the biggest for global elections in history, with 4 billion people set to vote. Open Society Chair @AlexanderSoros thinks it’s time to get back to democracy’s basics and recognize the resilience of the power to vote in a discussion at #WEF24: weforum.org/events/world-e…
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The West likes to think it has abandoned the racist habit of ascribing different value to human life in different places. But in practice it does not always act accordingly.

My Foreign Policy call for a global reassertion of humanitarian universalism:

foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/17/ukr…

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While democracy worldwide has been on the decline, the outlook is not all doom and gloom for 2024. As Mark Malloch-Brown says, “democracy has shown an extraordinary habit to surprise” and can prevail if it listens to the people and delivers results. osf.to/3S5Veky

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📢New report!

Ahead of the European Parliament election, leaders are discussing the key issues that will shape European politics. Our new survey tells the story of European politics & the experiences deriving from the new crises.

✍️Mark Leonard & Ivan Krastev
buff.ly/3HrQbpy

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More people will have the opportunity to vote in 2024 than in any previous year. What does this mean for democracy? The FT has commissioned three award-winning authors and one comedian to share their thoughts in four short films. 🧵

More people will have the opportunity to vote in 2024 than in any previous year. What does this mean for democracy? The FT has commissioned three award-winning authors and one comedian to share their thoughts in four short films. 🧵
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“Philanthropy must adopt a more disruptive role, moving out from under the tumbling pillars and walls of the old order and helping lay the foundations of a new, better one,” writes Open Society President Mark Malloch-Brown. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

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Despite declining trust in the institutions that underpin democracy and multilateralism, a majority worldwide still supports democracy and international cooperation. As in Davos begins, Mark Malloch-Brown on how concrete results can restore trust: weforum.org/agenda/2023/12…

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In this banner year for elections across the world, can liberalism still stand a chance against nationalism? This and more in The Ideas Letter, published by our Ideas Workshop. Read and subscribe: theideasletter.substack.com/p/nationalism-…

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Leading fashion brands, including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, will compensate garment workers in Mauritius after an investigation by our grantee Transparentem found evidence of forced labor, illegal recruitment fees, and unsanitary conditions. theguardian.com/global-develop…

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“A system where Congress, the ‘people’s branch’ of government, cannot check the actions of the President is not democracy. But despite recent decades, there is much that Congress can do to reassert its power and restore balance.” democracyjournal.org/magazine/71/re…

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Human rights are on the back foot globally and neither the UN alone nor old 'naming and shaming' practices can address that.

My column for tomorrow's Financial Times outlines a way forward for human rights, focused on bottom-up change:

ft.com/content/a36607…

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Celebrate open society this holiday season. Now and throughout the year, let’s work together to ensure human rights for all.

Celebrate open society this holiday season. Now and throughout the year, let’s work together to ensure human rights for all.
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Very pleased to have co-authored this opinion piece today with Chiara Mariotti on yesterday's conclusion of the IMF's 16th review

Opinion: IMF rules continue to be rigged against the world’s poorest devex.com/news/opinion-i… via Devex

A🧵with some more thoughts:

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A new report by @HRW says that content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices supporting Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups. hrw.org/news/2023/12/2…

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“Art allows communities to dream of a better world, and to begin building it.” Through their work, the 2023 Soros Arts Fellows are working towards justice, healing, and a stronger, more resilient future. opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/land-me…

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