Nicolas Bouchet
@nickbouchet
German Marshall Fund Senior Visiting Fellow. US foreign policy, democratization, democracy promotion, civil society. Throw in some Eastern Europe and Russia and we're mostly good to go.
A perfect send-off for a football icon and for a grubby World Cup. Thanks @davidsquires.bsky.social
Londonwise, it might not have been a wise move to select someone called Newham to run for mayor of Lewisham.
Never heard of this creature until now but quite certain it’s not extinct. Flourishing, in fact.
Good article by Natalia Arno, writing from experience, on the need to take transnational repression more seriously. freerussiafoundation.substack.com/p/when-dicta...
There's nothing like a show of faith that comes with a lucrative deal
Good time to read @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social's comprehensive overview of Tisza's foreign policy profile. ecfr.eu/article/tisz...
More regimes are driving civic actors abroad and seeking to stop them from having influence from there. While the report is aimed at European democracy supporters, the four pillars of a framework for supporting exiled civil society apply globally. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/new-approach...
Glad to be in this great @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu report on new approaches to defending global civil society. I examine the growing phenomenon of exiled/relocated civic actors and offer ideas about how democracy promoters can support them better. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/new-approach...
Once in a Lifetime Wild Wild Life Life During Wartime Road to Nowhere Heaven (Bonus: Don't Worry About the Government)
Kudos to the Moldovan vote counters in Delhi for completing their job early.
Too many Europeans still don't want to grasp this fully Few people are as well placed as @carnegiedcg.bsky.social's Tom Carothers to join these dots. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...