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After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study. The global democracy index score is at just 5.17 out of 10, its lowest ...

A new report has found serious concerns about the state of global democracy as more countries slip in democratic performance.Global patterns show that democracy around the world continued to weaken ...

The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In the latest edition, corresponding to the year 2024, only 25 countries, representing 6.6% of the world ...

More and more Americans are turning against democracy. According to a 2023 survey from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, 24% of Democrats and 31% of Republicans agree with the statement, ...

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

Rescuers and volunteers clean up the rubble and search victims after Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital ...

Two big world powers were not invited to President Biden's summit on democracy last week. China and Russia did not attend and could not. However, Chinese officials hosted their own democracy dialogue.

Sept. 15 is the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy, an annual moment to assess the health of democracy around the world. Unfortunately, as numerous studies have demonstrated, democracy has ...

Timor-Leste is a tiny island nation in Southeast Asia, located on the island of Timor, with a population of 1.3 million people. It is one of the most thriving democracies in Asia, where election ...

Democratic countries tend to be rated “greener”, or more environmentally friendly, compared to other countries—but this may be because they more often outsource the environmental impacts of their ...