American democracy faces growing polarization and extremism, disinformation is sowing chaos and distrust of election results, and public discourse has become increasingly toxic. According to most ...

A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future. As President Trump’s consolidation of autocratic power gains ...

The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.

On a Monday evening panel entitled “Democracy in the World,” Freeman Spogli Institute director Michael McFaul ’85 M.A. ’86 and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice ’86 said that the ...

Much of the U.S. foreign policy to build democracy globally and promote human rights was delivered through foreign assistance ...

Readers respond to a Times editorial detailing the country’s slide toward autocracy. To the Editor: Re “Are We Losing Our Democracy?” (editorial, Nov. 2): The editorial board’s sweeping catalog of the ...

In response to a recent letter to the editor suggesting we offer money and a plane ticket to those who do not like living in this country’s democracy: With what is left of a democracy that is quickly ...

Protests erupted in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in October 2020 following disputed parliamentary elections. Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for entry into ...