Discrete Democracy: Between Real Participation, Imitation, and Authoritarian Control

Contemporary political science traditionally treats democracy as a stable state of the political regime of the same name. It presupposes not only the holding of elections, but also the permanent existence of mechanisms of public participation: the activity of parties, political competition, freedom of expression, public oversight, the possibility of peaceful protest, and regular interaction between citizens and state institutions.

WEEKLY SUMMARY: UKRAINIAN DIMENSION (24–31 August 2026).

Sumitted by on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 11:56

Dear friends, we are with you again and are very happy to meet you again! After the summer break, the team of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics returns with renewed energy, new ideas, and a new issue of public analytics. The new political season promises to be full of unexpected events. For those who need more in-depth analysis, a broader factual base, confidential risk assessments, and forecasts for management decision-making, we are ready to offer professional analytical products in a closed format.

“L’Ucraina è aperta ai negoziati, è Putin che rifiuta tutto e vuole lo scontro”

Sumitted by on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:09
“L’Ucraina è aperta ai negoziati, è Putin che rifiuta tutto e vuole lo scontro”

Ucraina dimostra diplomaticamente di rimanere aperta a negoziati realistici e di respingere qualsiasi futura accusa secondo cui la sua posizione sarebbe la causa principale del fallimento del processo di pace. Il Cremlino– argomenta l'analista Ruslan Bortnik, direttore dell’Ukrainian Institute of Politics – considererebbe inoltre un cessate il fuoco senza previe concessioni politiche da parte dell’Ucraina come un’opportunità per Kiev di ripristinare le proprie capacità militari».

First meeting of the UN Global ICT Mechanism: China proposes new rules for cyber governance.

From 20 to 24 July 2026, a landmark event in the sphere of digital diplomacy took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York — the first plenary session of the permanent Global Mechanism on Developments in the Field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the Context of International Security and Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of ICTs

​​​​​​​Crumbling of American security guarantees. Why is South Korea asking for peace?

Sumitted by on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 15:34

Today's events around the Korean Peninsula are becoming another marker of a tectonic shift in international relations –  Washington's departure from the position of a "global defender" and the transition of the entire system of Western alliance to the rails of tough commercial pragmatism.

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