G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and curbs on civil liberties across the world. EIU, our s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study.

The facts are clear: Democracy is backsliding around the world. In 2024, more than 40 percent of the global population was affected by declines in freedom, according to Freedom House. On the other ...

Although globalization has historically allowed democracy to succeed in the creation of the current world order, it is also the reason why it is currently failing globally, according to Myung-Lim Park ...

A new yearly report on the condition of global democracy is sounding an alarm, and the United States, the oldest worldwide symbol of freedom, might not remain a democracy by next year's edition, ...

As India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, and the United States, soon to be led by President-elect Donald Trump in his second term, look to navigate a transformative era, the ...

A Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) professor will join a five-person fellowship cohort to examine democracy’s role in the world and propose ideas to strengthen democratic networks, the university ...

Three major reports out this month say President Trump has done serious damage to American democracy at remarkable speed since his return to the White House. An annual report from V-Dem, an institute ...

A vigil has been placed at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 8, 2025. A vigil has been placed at the United States Agency for ...

This week, Paul Biya declared victory for an eighth term as president of Cameroon, an extremely poor Central African country suffering from two violent insurgencies, entrenched corruption and poor ...

Data: Economist Intelligence Unit; Note: Countries in gray have no data; Map: Axios Visuals The quality of global democracies hit an all-time low in 2024, and the U.S. continues to be seen as a ...

Leaders of more than one hundred countries took part in the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy in early December, seeking to spotlight efforts to confront authoritarianism, fight corruption, and promote ...