Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only 17% of respondents in a Pew survey abroad said US democracy was a good example. A 57% majority said it "used to be a good ...

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Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Recent events like the war in Ukraine, conflicts over Taiwan and the rise of authoritarian ideology have renewed interest in the foundations of modern democracy. They have raised questions about why ...

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

President Biden’s controversial political fundraiser on Wednesday included what appeared to be a critique of Giorgia Meloni’s election victory in Italy. During his speech at the Democratic Governors ...

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a 'typical example of where democracy is dying,' citing a lack of accountability and elite capture of the state. Obi ...

President Joe Biden will convene world leaders beginning on March 29, 2023, to discuss the state of democracies around the world. The Summit for Democracy, a virtual event being co-hosted by the White ...

At the World Summit in 2005, as in the Millennium declaration in 2000, Member States of the United Nations (UN) recommitted themselves to protecting and promoting human rights, the rule of law and ...

Though the United States is experiencing a sharp rebound in international approval, a new Pew Research survey found that confidence in American democracy has declined. Just 17% of Pew's respondents — ...