Democracy

Inequality levels are alarming. Democracy is under threat. If the West is in crisis, is it a global priority?

As Russians mourn the murdered opposition leader, Jeremy Kinsman reflects on what his death symbolizes in the country’s battle for democracy.

Current national security debates miss the larger picture: we face many threats, of which terrorism is but one.

India and Australia exemplify what happens when leaders take voters for granted. By Ramesh Thakur.

What is important at this stage is for all sides to find a face-saving way to end the protests, argues Alejandro Reyes.

How many people in the world have the vote? How many people are free? We crunch the numbers in this graphic.

After the Second World War, the West and the Soviet Union agreed to not use force to change boundaries. Could that agreement be resurrected to dissuade Russia of further encroachment in Ukraine?

Jeremy Kinsman on why successfully building and renewing democracy depends on civil society.

The situation in Egypt today isn’t unique, argues Josh Kurlantzick. New democracies often quickly revert to quasi-dictatorships.

Josh Kurlantzick talked to OpenCanada about the worldwide decline of democracy.

Bessma Momani on the country’s upcoming referendum to decide the fate of Morsi’s constitution.

Why do markets prefer China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore to Italy and the US? Welsh challenges their thinking.