Slovakia is faced with a decision between strengthening its fragile democracy or potentially veering towards autocracy driven by xenophobia, alignment with Russia and illiberal leaders feeling that it’s their time… Read more »
A sobering and alarming survey reveals that democracy remains popular across the world, but young people are far less likely than their elders to believe it can deliver on what… Read more »
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi cancelled a trip to South Africa because he feared being arrested for his role in the Rabaa massacre, a former minister has said. The revelation was made… Read more »
Prominent American political scientist Larry Bartels insists that democracy withers from above, says analyst Ivan Krastev; unfortunate coalition policies or institutional changes are really why the far right comes to… Read more »
Different national stories can strengthen or weaken popular support for authoritarian regimes, a new book suggests. Classic democratic theory sees civic duty—an individual’s willingness to vote, pay taxes, serve in… Read more »
International democracy assistance has a “small but positive effect” on democratic development in partner states, and there is no evidence that it has a negative impact on democracy, according to… Read more »
President Biden has made it his mission to wage what he momentously calls “the battle between democracy and autocracy.” But what to do when the ones he believes are undermining… Read more »
Thousands of Israeli protesters descended on the streets of Jerusalem for a third consecutive day on Monday as the country braced for a crucial vote on legislation that would significantly… Read more »
Guatemala’s highest court issued a temporary injunction Thursday blocking the controversial suspension of presidential runoff candidate Bernardo Arévalo’s progressive Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement), reports suggest. Late Wednesday, a judge had… Read more »
With Vladimir Putin facing down a mutiny, FRONTLINE examines how the Russian leader reached this moment of crisis (above). Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the story of… Read more »