Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

Majorities reject dictatorship, military rule, and one-party rule, though opposition has decreased since 2022.

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Political globalism” bears the unmistakable signature of an oligarchized democracy. No matter how we vote, a small elite ...

Trump wants FBI agents who investigated his coup attempt, his facilitating espionage, or his other financial and criminal activities fired. Let’s be very clear: this is how dictatorships start. A guy ...

A third of Turkish adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, while the other two-thirds express dissatisfaction. More than a third (37%) say they are not satisfied at ...

Here are key takeaways about how Brazilians see organizations and institutions in their country, as well as their attitudes toward different political systems: In general, Brazilians see several ...

Politicians have discussed the need for open government for centuries with questionable results. At OpenUK’s State of Open Conference, Lord Nat Wei of Shoreditch in the UK Government's upper chamber, ...

Musk-Trump’s chaotic hostile takeover is no accident; it was designed by a fringe, anti-democracy blogger and supported by Big Tech elites. Musk-Trump’s chaotic hostile takeover is no accident; it was ...