In recent years, the world has seen a rising backlash against globalization. This article
reviews the nature, causes, and consequences of the globalization backlash. It shows that …

If the end of the 20th century was defined by the relatively widespread acceptance of
democracy, the second decade of the 21st century is marked by concerns about backsliding …

Assaults on democracy are increasingly coming from the actions of duly elected
governments, rather than coups. Backsliding examines the processes through which elected …

Relations between the US and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since their
rapprochement in the 1970s. To make sense of contemporary geopolitics, our objective in …

The global rules-based order has been in transformation for more than a decade, whilst the
liberal international order has been in crisis and new international orders are emerging …

International institutions are increasingly being challenged by domestic opposition and
nationalist political forces. Yet, levels of politicization differ significantly across countries …

Illiberalism is an emerging concept in social sciences that remains to be tested by different
disciplines and approaches. Here, I advance a fine-grained frame that should help to …

The Liberal International Order (LIO) is currently being undermined not only by states such
as Russia but also by voters in the West. We argue that both veins of discontent are driven …

The post–Cold War world has been marked by the proliferation of hybrid political regimes. In
different ways, and to varying degrees, polities across much of Africa (Ghana, Kenya …

Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …