Only 25 countries in the world are fully functioning democracies - and the US isn’t one of them, report claims
Western Europe is the region with the most countries designated as full democracies, improving its average score from 8.37 to ...
Democracy in crisis: Trust in democratic institutions declining around the world
has been declining in democratic countries around the world. The study, published in the British Journal of Political Science ...
Democratic senators urge Trump to revamp China trade ties, revise free trade deals
Three Democratic senators on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to "dramatically revise" the United States' trade ...
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Oregon Democratic lawmakers critical of President Trump’s tariffs; Wyden calls them ‘economic poison’
Oregon's Democrats in Congress were sharply critical of the tariffs President Trump announced Wednesday involving countries ...
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Autocracies Are Growing. An Expert Wonders if the U.S. Might be Next.
That doesn’t make you a democracy. “At the end of 2024, this is worse than the 1930s for the world. It’s never been this great a share of countries in the world in autocratization at the ...
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African Democracy Is in Retreat. That's a Problem for America | Opinion
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 ...
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Chinese contractors in Belt and Road initiative face greater challenges in democratic countries, study shows
Chinese contractors also appear to do less business in countries that borrow more from the World Bank ... conflict when the partner country is a democracy. "Chinese contractors may be more ...