Western Europe is the region with the most countries designated as full democracies, improving its average score from 8.37 to 8.38 out of 10. Norway is the world-leader in the Democracy Index with ...

has been declining in democratic countries around the world. The study, published in the British Journal of Political Science ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...