Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support ...

Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute. He is the author of the New York Times ...

We wouldn't know if Trump was timing tariff announcements to make money, and the administration is doing cruel, un-American and illegal things, our readers say ...

Our empirical evidence shows that in the past 10 y, the advancement of AI/ICT has hindered the development of democracy in many countries around the world. Given that both the state rulers and civil ...

The Democracy Index, a yearly report issued by Economist Intelligence, notes that the rise of populist movements is actually demoralizing the institutions and legal processes that are key markers of ...

He criticised the notion that democracy is a prerequisite for development, saying it is “false” to believe any country has developed under a democratic system. “It is impossible to name a ...

Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since 2021, scoring just 0.25 points. The biggest change came from Bangladesh, which dropped 25 places. Rebuilding democracy there will be an ...

Furthermore, the issue of political elites using democracy to perpetuate their own power has become a central issue. In many African countries, the political elite remains entrenched, using ...

After an election marked by harsh and extreme rhetoric, whatever the outcome, half the country would dwell in grief, convinced that the world’s oldest democracy was finished. Why? This moment ...

It’s long been known that people in wealthier countries with more robust public services tend to live longer and have stronger health systems. But as it turns out, democracy and corruption are ...