the idea that winning an election gives the winner the power to impose his will without any institutional limits is as dangerous to democracy as a military coup.
The outcome of the Russia-Ukraine crisis--and the response of the West--may determine the prospects for democracy for Russia's neighbors and...
What are we doing in regards to NATO resources to make it clear to Russia that we are prepared to defend our NATO allies?
Human trafficking is one of the worst crimes in modern times, modern slavery, and we will certainly be focused on that.
My work on the Helsinki Commission is focused on human rights globally, and what happened there with Boko Haram kidnapping girls that are ju...
Sanctions against Russian banks and state-owned enterprises, especially any doing business in Crimea, should be adopted.
It sounds like the Ukrainians are preparing for the election and they will succeed in having a free election unless there is outside influen...
Assisting development of real democratic institutions so that Ukraine doesn't squander yet another opportunity.
It is a mistake, in my view, to wait either for Putin to move Russian tanks across the Ukrainian border or for him to disrupt the May 25 ele...
The sooner Ukraine votes for a new President in a credible, democratic fashion, the better off the country will be.
What has been done so far is simply not enough and is taking too long.