Protesters hold a massive rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday, December 7, 2024, calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol's ouster after his martial law attempt. Yoon ...

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

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

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

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but concentrated power across all three branches is the very definition of ...

The solution to an unresponsive democracy is not replacing it with autocracy, but instead building a stronger system answerable to the people. Instead of helping to solve these pressing issues, ...

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 ...