30 May 2017
Patrick Basham's new briefing paper argues that, given the chaotic political situation in Libya and the tangible threat posed by
Libyan-based terrorists, it would be dangerous for both Westerners and the Libyan people to unfreeze Libyan assets quarantined
since the 2011 revolution.
Libya frozen assets DI briefing paper (968 KB)
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21 March 2017
The Democracy Institute releases its report,
“Opening Pandora’s Box? Why the Convention of States Project Will Fail,” on the respective campaigns to invoke an Article V-mandated
convention that would enable the states to bypass Congress, the President, the courts, and the federal bureaucracy. The report
finds that a limited convention on a single issue, such as a balanced budget amendment or congressional term limits, is far
more likely than a thematic one to be a successful convention. Only narrowly focused, non-partisan, single amendment convention
solutions offer the likelihood of eventual ratification and the promise of positive change. Download Article V (765 KB)
13 February 2017
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20 January 2017
In his cover article for the leading trade magazine, Tobacco Reporter, Patrick Basham assesses the tobacco and vapor industries
respective futures under the incoming Trump administration
Download the PDF (95 KB)
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9 November 2016
The Daily Star newspaper writes about the Democracy Institute's US election eve poll predicting a Trump victory
9 November 2016
On Canadian radio, Patrick Basham discusses how a President Trump may change American foreign policy