Only 25 countries in the world are fully functioning democracies - and the US isn’t one of them, report claims - The new Democracy Index for 2024 suggests global democracy in decline despite a ...

Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet countries on their way to democracy and freedom. US lawmakers hope a bill will ...

Only 25 countries in the world are fully functioning democracies - and the US isn’t one of them, report claims The new Democracy Index for 2024 suggests global democracy in decline despite a ...

STEVEN ERLANGER Supposedly more than 40 percent of the world heads toward the polls this year, seven of the 10 most populous countries. But what is the state of democracy?

This year, as more than half of the world’s population goes to the polls, election watchers have warned that democracy is “on the ballot” in countries as far-flung and diverse as India ...

The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last month was a tragedy that left one spectator killed and others critically injured. More than just an isolated incident… ...

Of 23 countries surveyed, median of 58% of adults were dissatisfied with democracy. Pew says many are frustrated with ...

About the good or bad of democracy, Hamid is clear about his mixed, and constantly evolving feelings. The bet here is that in ...

Baseline electoral democracy scores provide further evidence of a global decline in democracy. In 2003, 11 countries were in the process of autocratizing. In 2023, that number nearly quadrupled to 42.

As Northeast and North Central Nebraskans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we take note of the 2024 Best Countries report from U.S. News & World Report.