While the history books are still being written, 2024 was an incredibly pivotal year in world events. More than two billion ...

which seek to address systemic inequalities and promote social justice through democratic means. It is worth mentioning that Russia and Venezuela are examples of failed socialist countries.

Polling day in Pakistan, for example ... home to nine of the top ten countries in the index—saw some notable declines. France was downgraded from a full democracy to a flawed one.

Ahead of the November presidential election, just 19% of Americans say democracy in the United States is a good example for other countries to follow, according to a Pew Research Center survey ...

Modern history offers many examples of leaders who inherited thriving countries and drove them ... one terrible ruler can do to a country: the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Millions of people around the world have cast ballots in elections this year in over 30 countries in an era of democracy and decline ... The best and obvious recent example was just this week ...

Among non-democratic countries such as Afghanistan and Belarus ... The extent of the erosion varies by region. In Europe, for example, democracy remains stagnant, with nearly half of its ...

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. is pulling back from spreading democratic ideals abroad through Radio Free Europe, ...