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Democracy is not in decline. The nation-state is. That distinction — between democracy and the nation-state — might seem strange because it is so rarely made. When people around the world talk about ...

Key takeaways from the Ash Center’s 2025–2026 seminar series on navigating global threats to modern democracy. In just a few ...

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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.

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 ...

Among its many instruments, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) stands out for its highly deceptive yet effective ...

Despite widespread concern about democratic backsliding, global democracy remains resilient, according to Steven Levitsky, a renowned comparative politics scholar at Harvard University whose work has ...

Since the early 2000s, the world has witnessed a deepening democratic recession, and Asia is no exception. Compromised political freedom, constitutionalism and competitiveness characterise many ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored female leaders working to safeguard democracy at Georgetown University’s annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards Oct. 14. Hillary Clinton honored female ...

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 ...

Faked footage of Bollywood stars criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urging people to vote for the opposition has been viewed more than half a million times as India goes to the polls. The ...