While western aid recedes, China continues to channel resources into development projects. How can Europe best balance its competition with China?

Beyond Beijing is a research project investigating the global progress made in supporting women’s political participation.

Southern Africa 2024 elections saw liberation parties lose dominance, voters demand reform, accountability and democratic change.

EU sanctions on Belarus Lukashenka remain vital to curb authoritarianism, counter Russia’s influence, and support democratic forces.

Moldova democracy and election integrity face challenges from Russian interference, weak institutions, and public distrust.

Moldova democracy and election integrity face challenges from Russian interference, weak institutions, and public distrust.

Bolivia’s Amazon forests are becoming scorched earth, with millions of acres lost each year to raging fires. Worse, this disaster is being caused by a government more interested in corrupt profits…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), which will hold its General Meeting in Budapest on 2-3 June, strongly condemns the bill tabled on Tuesday ...

Two new accelerators and one mentorship program to help you engage community members in participatory decision-making, boost the participation of traditionally marginalized groups, and mainstream high...

Delivery matters, but so do leaders’ actions. Why have so many, in both strong and weak economies, been pushing against democratic constraints on their power, and why have those constraints failed to…

While autocratisation remains a pressing concern, a parallel focus on democratic resilience has begun to emerge.

In a global political landscape marked by twenty years of widespread democratic backsliding, some good news exists: in a handful of countries where leaders significantly undercut democratic norms and ...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s defeat of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2022 presidential election marked a pivotal moment of democratic restoration.

Since President Trump declared a freeze on federal assistance, implementer organisations and local recipients have been scrambling.

Following Poland’s 2023 parliamentary election, the Law and Justice (PiS) party ceded power to a coalition of opposition parties.

In the past few years, the EU has introduced new laws to regulate large online platforms and the broader digital ecosystem.

While Ukraine has made progress on the EU’s accession criteria, concerns about transparency, press freedom, and corruption remain, however.

While Ukraine has made progress on the EU’s accession criteria, concerns about transparency, press freedom, and corruption remain, however.