The Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to…
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Impact of Myanmar’s New Association Law and FATF Blacklisting on Media
Myanmar’s media has historically been overburdened with vague, inconsistent, and overlapping laws that make up an oppressive legal framework packed…
Handbook for Innovative Democracy
The Handbook for Innovative Democracy presents tangible policy proposals for decision-makers originating from IYTT youth conferences. These proposals aim at…
Setting democratic ground rules for AI: civil society strategies
With recent leaps in the development of AI, we are experiencing a seismic shift in the balance of power between…
Tackling grand corruption impunity: proposals for a definition and special measures
Grand corruption, also known as political corruption, state capture, or kleptocracy, thrives in environments with weak checks on executive power…
Media Freedom Cohort: key outcomes and findings
The Netherlands, together with the United States, and the governments of Costa Rica, Zambia and South Korea organised the second…
Kleptocratic cooperation in Africa: how Russia and China undermine democracy
Authoritarian actors play a crucial role in enabling kleptocracy across sub-Saharan Africa. In a new International Forum report, J.R. Mailey…
The European Union’s Use of Global Human Rights Sanctions in 2023
December 2023 will mark three years since the EU adopted the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. While the EU has…
Loophole masters: how enablers facilitate illicit financial flows from Africa
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…