Michael Meyer-Resende

Momentous announcements in #Serbia. Vuĉić concedes!

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Ich dachte wir verteidigen die Demokratie, also alle politischen Meinungen ausser Extremismus @afelia.bsky.social

All the excitement about Yandex and botfarms is childish and propagandistic, if you cannot show some serious research (I haven't seen any; just random graphs).

Mein Buch ist fertig, gedruckt und verfügbar! Kernthese: Demokratieforschung und Medien arbeiten mit Begriffen, die verschleiern, wo die rote Linie zwischen Demokratie und autoritärer Herrschaft verläuft. Profiteure: autoritäre Akteure. www.nomos-shop.de/de/p/der-sch...

It's fashionable to dismiss Big Tech's AI Angst as PR. It's also a mistake to do so. euobserver.com/237542/the-p...

Im Februar haben wir gemeinsam mit @democracyreporting.bsky.social (DRI) ein Grundsatzurteil gegen X erstritten – für das Recht auf Forschungsdatenzugang. Im Interview erklären GFF-Juristin @simoneruf.bsky.social und @meyer-resende.bsky.social von DRI, warum das Urteil so wichtig ist.

Niinistö ist ein kluger Realist, der Sachen weiß und denkt, die nicht offenkundig sind. www.spiegel.de/ausland/euro...

My latest column in @euobserver.com

Good thing with the well-oiled, hyper-disciplined Spanish machine winning, is that they don't fit tired European North-South clichés, so none are being used.

If the US team had some decency, it wouldn't put him on the pitch today. It would be an act of resistance against autocracy.

Rule of law versus personal rule (autocracy) in one picture.

Gibt es eine Partei, die für unbegrenzte Zuwanderung ist?

Hab Auto, sehe ich aber auch so.

Wer in Istanbul die Kommunalwahl gewinnt, wird die politische Entwicklung der Türkei in den kommenden Jahren maßgeblich mitgestalten. SPIEGEL-Korrespondentin Özlem Topçu über Erdoğans Schicksalswahl.

War tests armies. But it also tests institutions 🇺🇦 Join us for the launch of DRI’s latest Ukraine’s Democracy During Wartime assessment. 📅 May 26, 2026 🕓 16:00 - 17:15 CEST

An elder relative of mine, no mental problems but some hearing issues, thought she talked to her brother about their past and a trip to their hometown. She found him unusually warm and friendly. Next day she understood she had accidentally called Meta AI on WhatsApp. I don't think that's ok.

Mein Artikel für @internationalepolitik.de internationalepolitik.de/de/europa-so...

New idea. Next time we publish a report on a politician, I’ll keep the politician’s name blanked out for a week, and let everyone take positions before they find out who it is.

A very smart piece, trying to find the narrow path of reconstruction the rule of law without authoritarianism (of course I object, as always, to the label "illiberal"; do judges have to be liberal? No). #Hungary

Underreported.

🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem — which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest — was played in parliament, at Prime Minister Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I.

Hungary's new government under #Magyar will adopt big changes to the system of government; possibly as early as next week.There is a yardstick to evaluate them: Will they reduce the power he now enjoys in favour of political pluralism? My piece @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/peter-magyar...

A Leftist Commissoner is for more competition than her conservative boss.

Ich finde Zeitungen mit verschiedenen Meinungen besser.

Good summary as always by our colleague @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social on CJEU decision. I am not convinced by this new expansion of CJEU's purview decided by itself. Legally not too strong and politically unwise.

With foreign votes counted, Tisza has even more seats (now between 2/3 and 3/4) - a whopping parliamentary dominance. Let's hope it will be used wisely. #Hungary

Wie die israelische Regierung sich fremdes Land völkerrechtswidrig einverleibt, planmäßig Haus um Haus eine Zwei-Staaten-Lösung unmöglich macht, und gleichzeitig - aus demografischen Gründen -entweder den jüdischen oder den demokratischen Charakter des Staates Israel über Bord wirft.

Vd Leyen ist leichter abwählbar, als Orbán es war.

2/3 of seats for Tisza likely. Party will be able to change constitution and cardinal laws to dismantle the party state. Hopefully it will do so responsibly to build foundations for pluralistic democracy. #Hungary

Orbán concedes defeat. #Hungary

Word in Budapest: High turnout likely means that no small party will pass 5% threshold. A parliament with two parties only. #Hungary

"DIeser Zuschnitt begünstigt Fidesz" : Nein. "Trotzdem kann Opposition 2/3 Sitze gewinnen". Auch nein. Das System begünstigt unter Voraussetzungen die Partei mit mehr Stimmen. Davon könnte Opposition profitieren. Also nicht "trotzdem" sondern "wegen". @spiegel.de

Leider setzt sich in Europa die US-amerikanische Polarisierung durch, wo es nur "konservativ" (oder "illiberal") vs liberal gibt. . Hier @spiegel.de Tusk ist rechte Mitte oder Christdemokrat, nicht liberal

The many analyses of #Hungary's electoral system are good, but they tend to criticise a mix of the legitimate, the questionable (clearly designed to help ruling party) and the violation of international norms (highly unequal districts).

In the matter of US vs Pope, the US has cards to play.

Note the significant diversion from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social index, where Denmark is on top, while here it is a "slider".

Eine Kritik an Habermas, die ihn respektvoll ernstnimmt. Danke @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social Übrigens fand ich seinen Schreibstil geradezu undemokratisch: herrschaftsfreie Kommunikation ist gut, aber verständliche auch.

"I disagree with James Talarico on many things. But I also agree with his desire to reject politics as a blood sport. And unless we can remember — as Dr. King did, with his life perpetually on the line — to seek both justice and mercy, then we’ll be left with neither."

This seems so long ago (Jan 26) and still sooo embarrassing.

If your Achilles heel is the size of the Straight of Hormuz, you should think twice before starting a war.

Iran is almost 3x size of Ukraine.

My regular column euobserver.com/205285/the-b...

Instead of supporting Trump's war of choice, they should better support Ukraine defence.

Die Deutsche Filmakademie und die Europäische Filmakademie haben sich hinter Berlinale-Chefin Tuttle gestellt. Die Solidarität ist vorbildlich und bitter nötig 🎁 www.spiegel.de/kultur/berli...

Anger as US report on EU ‘censorship’ leaves commission, NGOs’ names unredacted

Hungarian government has been very sensitive about foreign interference in its elections. Will it protest? A propos: i assume everyone knows that democratic leaders don't endorse candidates in other democracies.

The human rights fever curve.

Civilizational decline, US version.