IntroductionThe euphoria of democratically electing a new government to replace an authoritarian or military regime needs to be followed by a period of consolidation, cementing the integrity of the new democracy and preventing it from sliding back into authoritarianism. There are two kinds of authoritarian backsliding that pose a risk to new democracies.  First, the recently deposed authoritarian regime can return, perhaps in … Continue reading Security Sector Oversight: Protecting Democratic Consolidation from Authoritarian Backsliding & Partisan Abuse