It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes ...

LAURA GAMBOA is Assistant Professor of Democracy and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and the author of ...

It’s not a coincidence that many countries are witnessing a surge in tendencies that are not conducive to democratic values ...

The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this ...

A new global ranking postulates that a country's economic attractiveness should be measured not by its mere competitiveness ...

Trump’s order to cut funding to Voice of America and several other pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism ...

What about Uruguay’s structure has led to success in maintaining democracy? What lessons can the country offer to the region ...

In total, 45 countries were “autocratizing” last year – an increase from 42 that were moving away from more democracy in 2023. That amounts to more than 3 billion people, or 40% of the world ...

This article examines the troubling state of democracy worldwide, spotlighting the rise of political elites and the widening ...

Zambia and Tanzania that far-sighted nationalist elite formations have been able to buck the trend by continuous practice of the habits and rituals of democracy. In almost all these countries, one ...

At the same time, countries across the continent appear increasingly amenable to military rule and the stability it can provide. "More than half of Africans (53% across 39 countries) are [now] willing ...

In a reversal, the U.S. State Department has reinstated a few contracts funding Cuban independent news outlets, humanitarian ...