Only 25 countries in the world are fully functioning democracies - and the US isn’t one of them, report claims - The new ...

Countries such as the United States, France and Belgium are now considered to be “flawed democracies”, according to the index ...

At the same time, countries across the continent appear increasingly amenable to military rule and the stability it can provide. "More than half of Africans (53% across 39 countries) are [now] willing ...

When experts evaluate democratic backsliding in the US, they often compare it to other countries experiencing similar ...

Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says the United States' advantage over China and Russia is that it has an enormous pool of allies willing to collaborate. President Trump's approach could change ...

Congress had allocated $690 million this year to democracy programs in countries including Belarus ... and election monitoring organizations have been severely affected. Some groups have refrained ...

Democratic progress in South-East Asia remains stifled by authoritarian resilience, weak institutions, and the misuse of ...