Understanding and Interrupting Authoritarian Collaboration
For many decades, autocrats have been considered less cooperative than democrats in international politics. While researchers endeavored to learn how…
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Report of the 2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Empowering Our Future
In September 2023, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) brought a delegation of four female Diet mem- bers and…
Partners For Democracy Day
On March 19, 2024, we celebrate Partners For Democracy Day, a reminder that safeguarding and advancing democracy is a collective…
NIMD calls for continued investment in worldwide security and rule of law
Democracy is a strategic asset, inclusive decision making, rule of law, and democratic institutions are the most effective way to…
Parliament in times of war
2023 has ended, marking nearly two years of ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine and the nation’s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada,…
Planetary Federalism: Union-within the Biosphere-Now
The present world order, centered on the nation-state, is unlikely to achieve universal freedom, justice, equality, or sustainable ecological balance.…
Doing debt democratically
Spiraling debt can undermine public services, marginalise the vulnerable, and compromise the future of democracy. This blog delves into the…
EU: Platforms’ election risk mitigation measures must put human rights first
ARTICLE 19 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) jointly submitted a response to a consultation process by the European Commission…
Why the EU could and should join the international treaty on exchange of data for the verification of asset declarations
Asset declaration systems are one of the most powerful tools in combating corruption. However, the effectiveness of asset declarations all…
A Tree, a Roof, a Tent: Spatial Models for a New Democratic Paradigm
The essay argues that the current perception of democracy as simply voting in elections is a recent and limited understanding.…