IFES Election Outlook: 2023 – 2024
2024 will be the biggest election year in history, with over 60 countries holding national-level elections and dozens more holding…
Library Region: Global
80 years of D-Day
Looking backward and looking forward to French, European and Franco-German remembrance culture 8 May is a public holiday in France.…
Assessing the Corruption Risks of Proposed Laws: A Parliamentary Corruption-Proofing Guide
Parliaments play an essential role in preventing corruption, including through a sound legislative process and rigorous legal drafting. The risk…
Sustainable Data for a Changing World
The strategy we present is meant to guide our actions and efforts between 2024 to 2026, leading into our 10th…
Sine Qua Non held its annual General Assembly in a hybrid session in Geneva
The assembly was preceded by a training session on the UN system on Human Rights and a visit to the…
Opinion: A Pivotal Moment for Gaza and Global Diplomacy
Israel faces mounting pressure from the U.S. to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the wake of the tragic…
Highlighting Wabanaki Women in History, by Jillian Kerr
This is a post in the Blog: Voices of Decolonization. It focuses on Wabanaki Women in history.
The implications of social injustice on mental health
This article emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health concerns among political leaders and citizens alike. They have actively created…
How China could respond to US sanctions in a Taiwan crisis
Beijing has watched carefully as Western allies have deployed unprecedented economic statecraft against Russia over the past two years. Our…
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.…