The rules-based orthodoxy which has sustained the global order since the end of World War II in 1945, concurrently anchored on liberal democracy in progressive climes, is witnessing, like never before ...

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to end the roughly forty (40) years of subsidizing petrol pump prices on the very day of his inauguration— May 29, 2023—is a prime example of the use of executive ...

An illustration of what a protest in ancient Athens would look like, where citizens actively participated in political discourse. Ancient Greece often conjures up images of grand religious temples and ...

“I think a lot of people have observed that the crisis of democracy and crisis in Christianity have come about at the same time, and they seem to be fueling each other,” says Rauch.

But for those looking for some glimmer of hope, it’s also true that it’s likely too early to be so pessimistic about the prospect of American democracy’s survival. There are clear signs that ...

The biggest change came from Bangladesh, which dropped 25 places. Rebuilding democracy there will be an enormous task after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longtime autocratic ruler.

An even greater danger may lie in the shambolic nature of his policymaking. Democracy may die in darkness. It may die in despotism. Under Trump, it’s just as liable to die in dumbness.

Last October, two-thirds of Americans said the erosion of democracy over the next decade was the nation’s most pressing threat. It took just a few days into his second presidency for Donald ...