Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, December 12, 2016

Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, December 12, 2016 If you have problems viewing this email, [view it in a browser.] Please feel free to [forward it to a friend]. [Foreign Policy] The Democracy Lab Weekly Brief FP's Weekly Reader on a [World in Transition] [SUBSCRIBE TO FP] Follow Us: Monday, December 12, 2016 [Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, December 12, 2016] Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, December 12, 2016 To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on [Twitter] and [Facebook]. As the toll from this weekend’s bombing at a Coptic cathedral in Cairo [becomes clear], Johannes Makar [explains] why Egypt’s Christians no longer trust their government to protect them. Robert Looney [warns] that Mexico’s failures of governance will cripple the country’s ability to deal with any Trump-induced economic shocks. This week’s recommended reads: In the Washington Post, Margaret Sullivan [profiles] Chris Arnade, a Wall Street trader-turned-journalist whose coverage of Donald Trump supporters has turned heads. For Politico Europe, Jakub Goda [shows] that the far-right shenanigans on Facebook are not limited to the United States. The Washington Post’s editorial board [warns] that the independence of Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is in danger under the Trump administration. In a post on Medium, Emily Parker and Charlton Mcilwain [show] how #BlackLivesMatter ‘s use of social media resonates with other social movements around the world. In FT, David Pilling [explains] why the ideals of democracy still resonate in Africa even as sentiment appears to be changing in the rest of the world. In Time, Feliz Solomon [asks] whether Aung San Suu Kyi is willing to rein in the Burmese army’s abuses. In the Conversation, Luis Gómez Romero [takes stock] of Mexico’s brutal 10-year-old war on drugs. For the Middle East Institute, Antoun Issa [describes] the surprisingly diverse media landscape developing in Syria. In the photo, Egyptians gather outside the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo, where a terrorist bomb blast killed at least 25 on December 11. Photo credit: MOHAMED METEAB/AFP/Getty Images [Register] [at ForeignPolicy.com to receive Democracy Lab and other FP newsletters.] TRENDING ON [FOREIGNPOLICY.COM] [Democrats to Investigate Trump’s Ties to Putin] by John HudsonElias GrollDan De Luce [The VA’s 10 worst hospitals] by Thomas E. Ricks by This email was sent to [{EMAIL}] by fp@foreignpolicy.com. [UPDATE PROFILE] [UNSUBSCRIBE] [PRIVACY POLICY] [ADVERTISE] [GROUP SALES AND LICENSING] Foreign Policy Magazine is published by the FP Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents ©2016 The Slate Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20036