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 ...

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 ...

Explore how the Election Commission of India(ECI) is hosting the Global Democracy Conference, spotting the SIR initiative to ...

President Donald Trump often claims that he has achieved unprecedented levels of success during his first year in office but a damning assessment from one non-partisan group warns that the ...

Welcome to the latest edition of The Expand Democracy 5 from Rob Richie and Eveline Dowling. This week they delve into: (1) Deep Dive - Inviting 21st century political association; (2) Australian ...

Munich, Feb 15 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a dig at the Western countries for treating democracy as a "Western characteristic", accusing them of not practising abroad what they ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite controversy, Carlos Alvarado Quesada pushed for Costa Rica to be a leader in clean renewable energy and supported the legalization of same-sex marriage during his time as as Costa Rica’s 48th ...

India fares very poorly in global democracy rankings not because the problems are worse in the country, but because Indians ...