“Growing popular skepticism of NGOs, active government efforts to undermine these organizations, and shrinking resources all reduce the power of NGOs in world politics. In many cases, states have reclaimed this power for themselves.” foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

“In many cases, nongovernmental organizations have not just lost power relative to previous decades. States have clawed that power back.” Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the end of the era of NGOs: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

.Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden discuss how states have clawed power back from civil society—and why the end of the era of NGOs is “a boon to autocratic governments.” foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on how governments around the world are undermining NGOs—and making it harder for civil society to work on politically sensitive issues, including human rights and environmental protection. foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on how NGOs wrested authority and influence from governments after the Cold War—and how states are clawing that power back: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

“Many authoritarian governments now fear that allowing NGOs to operate freely will create pressures that lead to democratization or even regime change, and so they have sought ways to undercut these organizations to protect their hold on power.” foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… via Foreign Affairs

“Growing popular skepticism of NGOs, active government efforts to undermine these organizations, and shrinking resources all reduce the power of NGOs in world politics. In many cases, states have reclaimed this power for themselves.” foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

“In many cases, nongovernmental organizations have not just lost power relative to previous decades. States have clawed that power back.” Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the end of the era of NGOs: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the declining power of nongovernmental organizations in world politics: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

When Americans Trust Elections, They Are More Likely To Vote statesunited.org/resources/when…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the declining power of nongovernmental organizations in world politics: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Thanks to Mark Leon Goldberg for covering our Foreign Affairs article on Global Dispatches globaldispatches.org/p/the-demise-o…

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Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the declining power of nongovernmental organizations in world politics: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on the declining power of nongovernmental organizations in world politics: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…