When the Soviet Union collapsed nearly a quarter-century ago, it led to triumphalism about the "end of history" and the ultimate victory of liberal democracy over other forms of government. Since then ...

You’re invited to a Global Challenges to Democracy Seminar featuring Stephen Heinz, President and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. You’re invited to join Stephen Heinz, President and CEO of the ...

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 ...

Democracy is not a gift, nor a given; it is the hard-earned result of generations of struggle, sacrifice, and resistance. That is why I believe democratic ideals and institutions must be fiercely ...

The US attack on Venezuela highlights a shifting American foreign policy that dismisses a rules-based global order and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amid a backdrop of global democratic backsliding and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States, Costa Rica, Netherlands, South Korea, and Zambia cohosted the second Summit for Democracy on March ...

CHICAGO — Growing up in the Soviet Union, Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez’s father and grandparents would listen to Voice of America with their ears pressed to the radio, trying to catch words through the ...

The Stanford Continuing Studies Department launched its second annual “Reimagining Democracy” weekly webinar speaker series on Oct. 7, featuring professor Francis Fukuyama, an Olivier Nomellini Senior ...