The Information State by Jacob Siegel is one of the most important books of the twenty-first century. Siegel's account is an elegant and insightful panorama of the twilight of American liberalism. The information state has replaced the consent of the governed with control of the codes and protocols of the digital public arena. Social media platforms are at the center of a mode of governance that monitors the political expressions of millions.
Hungary's parliament passed constitutional amendments to oust Viktor Orbán's allies from power. Prime Minister Péter Magyar's ruling Tisza party passed the amendments with a two-thirds majority. Orbán was ousted from power in April. Gergely Gulyás resigned in protest.
Hungary's Parliament voted to pass a constitutional amendment removing President Tamas Sulyok from office. The vote was led by Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his pro-European, center-right Tisza party, which holds a two-thirds parliamentary majority after an April landslide election. The amendment also includes judicial reforms, a new office to investigate financial abuses from the Orban era, and a 12-year term limit on lawmakers.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought Donald Trump to the NATO summit in Ankara last week. Turkey's broadcasting censor recently issued a new directive to the country’s television channels: There was to be no criticism of NATO on the airwaves. Under Erdoğan, Turkey has descended into near-total autocracy, with opposition figures and critical journalists jailed, media outlets shuttered, and the courts and state institutions politicized. For a decade, Erdoğan was more interested in building links with Russia and China than with the West. The turning point was Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to Gallup, in 2024, just 35% of Americans expressed confidence in the nation’s judicial system. This is the lowest level Gallup has ever recorded. The judiciary has stepped in to safeguard democracy when the administration has overreached. This has put pressure on trial judges.
Cevdet Yılmaz was deputy chair of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the time of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt by military infiltrators of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). He was addressing a symposium in Ankara on Monday. The symposium focused on legal, political and social dimensions of the coup attempt, how it is remembered in collective memory and the transformation of Türkiye during and after the coup.
Salima Kitwana's son Hemedi disappeared after the disputed 2025 elections in Tanzania and the violent crackdown that followed. Hundreds of families across Tanzania are still searching for answers after post-election violence that officials say left 518 people dead. The European Parliament moved to block the proposed disbursement of a 156-million-euro development package for Tanzania’s 2026 cooperation programme.
Lindsey Graham visited Ukraine in 2004. He met with President Leonid Kuchma at his dacha in Crimea. He was on a congressional delegation with John McCain. For Graham, Ukrainian democracy and independence were at least as important as U.S. involvement in Iraq.
The Information State by Jacob Siegel is one of the most important books of the twenty-first century. Siegel's account is an elegant and insightful panorama of the twilight of American liberalism. The information state has replaced the consent of the governed with control of the codes and protocols of the digital public arena. Social media platforms are at the center of a mode of governance that monitors the political expressions of millions.
Hungary's parliament passed constitutional amendments to oust Viktor Orbán's allies from power. Prime Minister Péter Magyar's ruling Tisza party passed the amendments with a two-thirds majority. Orbán was ousted from power in April. Gergely Gulyás resigned in protest.
Hungary's Parliament voted to pass a constitutional amendment removing President Tamas Sulyok from office. The vote was led by Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his pro-European, center-right Tisza party, which holds a two-thirds parliamentary majority after an April landslide election. The amendment also includes judicial reforms, a new office to investigate financial abuses from the Orban era, and a 12-year term limit on lawmakers.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought Donald Trump to the NATO summit in Ankara last week. Turkey's broadcasting censor recently issued a new directive to the country’s television channels: There was to be no criticism of NATO on the airwaves. Under Erdoğan, Turkey has descended into near-total autocracy, with opposition figures and critical journalists jailed, media outlets shuttered, and the courts and state institutions politicized. For a decade, Erdoğan was more interested in building links with Russia and China than with the West. The turning point was Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
According to Gallup, in 2024, just 35% of Americans expressed confidence in the nation’s judicial system. This is the lowest level Gallup has ever recorded. The judiciary has stepped in to safeguard democracy when the administration has overreached. This has put pressure on trial judges.
Cevdet Yılmaz was deputy chair of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the time of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt by military infiltrators of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). He was addressing a symposium in Ankara on Monday. The symposium focused on legal, political and social dimensions of the coup attempt, how it is remembered in collective memory and the transformation of Türkiye during and after the coup.
Salima Kitwana's son Hemedi disappeared after the disputed 2025 elections in Tanzania and the violent crackdown that followed. Hundreds of families across Tanzania are still searching for answers after post-election violence that officials say left 518 people dead. The European Parliament moved to block the proposed disbursement of a 156-million-euro development package for Tanzania’s 2026 cooperation programme.
Lindsey Graham visited Ukraine in 2004. He met with President Leonid Kuchma at his dacha in Crimea. He was on a congressional delegation with John McCain. For Graham, Ukrainian democracy and independence were at least as important as U.S. involvement in Iraq.