Articles

Readings on Democracy

Trump’s Failed Ukraine Peace Plan Risks U.S. Credibility and Global Instability

America Great or America Foresaken

Ukrainian Doctor’s Appeal to Trump

The Great Betrayal

Ukraine’s Goal of Restoring Its 2014 Borders Is Realistic—and Why Trump’s Position Endangers America

Donald Trump Expanding on America’s Heinous Legacy in Ukraine by Victor Rud

Thirteen Reasons Why a “Negotiated Peace” in Ukraine Will Shatter Our Security, Explains Victor Rud

Russian-Ukrainian War

Russia’s Rape Culture

Russia’s Rape Culture (Український Переклад)

The Case Against Russia

I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why

Ukraine Will Win

Andrew Chakhoyan: TIFF Falls Into the Russian Propaganda Trap

The World Needs to Win in Ukraine

Is Senator J.D. Vance The Right Man For The VP Job?

Ukraine’s Silent Resume Will Cause America’s Waterloo – or Recoup it’s Global Deterrence Credibility

Articles Related to Ukraine and Democracyby Victor Rud

Can the West Grow Up ?

CEED Report on the Russian-Ukraine War

Is Donald Trump The Right Man For the Job?

Decolonizing Russia

How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

Tracking the Western Response to the War in Ukraine

American Democracy is Stronger Than its Enemies

Rethinking US Election Law: Unskewing the System – Steven Mulroy

Transcript: Obama’s Speech Defending Democracy (Published 2018)

10 Must-Read Books about Digital Democracy – CitizenLab’s Blog

Democracy Library – Suggested Reading for an Educated Citizenry (NPR)

Non-violence and Civil Disobedience

What Gandhi can teach today’s protesters

Election Integrity and Reform

Electoral Integrity Report, 2019 — The Electoral Integrity Project EIP

Systems Thinking

Approaching Democracy as a Complex System | Democracy Fund

Complex systems help explain how democracy is destabilised

Systems Thinking: A View from the Trenches (SSIR)

Systems Thinking and How It Can Help Build a Sustainable World: A Beginning Conversation – The Solutions Journal

Systems Thinking, Learning, and Problem Solving by Russell L. Ackoff

Critical Thinking

This week’s reading: All the fake news you can handle – Macleans.ca

Fake news and misinformation: Why teaching critical thinking is crucial for democracy

Confronting Fake News and Misinformation

99 Ways to Fix American Politics

The world’s democracies, including Canada, face a historic choice

Dark Money

Dark Money Basics

Ukrainian foreign influence operation bankrolled by secret donors in coordinated effort