Matthias Matthijs discusses his essay "Mediterranean Blues: The Crisis in Southern Europe" from the January 2014 issue of the Journal of Democracy.

Profs. Møller and Skaaning discuss their piece "The Third Wave: Inside the Numbers," and the notion that a "reverse wave" may be in the offing.

In this episode of the Journal of Democracy podcast, Professor Nathan Brown discusses his essay "Tracking the Arab Spring: Egypt's Failed Transition."

In this edition of the Journal of Democracy podcast, the American Enterprise Institute's Leon Aron discusses his piece "Putin versus Civil Society: The Long Struggle for Freedom."

In this edition of the Journal of Democracy Podcast, Kurt Weyland discusses his article “Latin America’s Authoritarian Drift: The Threat from the Populist Left” from the July 2013 issue of the Journal of Democracy.

In July 2011, Tarek Masoud published " The Road to (and from) Liberation Square" in theJournal of Democracy. Journal Managing Editor Brent Kallmer talks with Masoud about his article as well further developments in Egypt which have taken place in the past few months.

Richard Madsen discusses his article "The Upsurge of Religion in China" and how the ruling Chinese Communist Party cannot decide what to make of it—or do about it.

Adeed Dawisha, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, discusses issues related to elections in Iraq and the democratic transition in the country with Journal managing editor Brent Kallmer.

Journal of Democracy Managing Editor Brent Kallmer interviews the authors The Ballot and the Badge: Democratic Policing from the April 2010 issue of the journal. Waitrowski and Goldstone present their views on how major reforms to international policing and police training are needed if efforts to promote stable democratic government are to succeed.