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 ...

The Index exists to provide that clarity.” Unlike partisan commentary or reactive headlines, the Threat to Democracy Index offers a structured, nonpartisan approach to evaluating democratic ...

The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) issued its 2024 report on May 8, revealing important and interesting shifts in global perceptions about democracy, geopolitics and international relations. The ...

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Martial law troops are seen moving into the National Assembly building during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short declaration of ...

Costa Rica is the second country in Latin America and 17th worldwide with the best democracy, according to The Economist’s Democracy Index. The Democracy Index began in 2006 and provides a broad ...

Pundits and scholars alike are concerned that democracy is eroding in the United States. These concerns are supported empirically. For example, according to V-DEM, the United States is close to losing ...

The state of California’s electoral democracy has improved over the past 25 years in contrast to the rest of the United States, whose performance has cumulatively worsened, according to a report ...