NDI/IRI Joint Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) – Bangladesh
Ahead of the Bangladesh parliamentary election, IRI and NDI held a pre-election assessment mission (PEAM) from October 8 to 11,…
Theme: Authoritarianism
Democratic Resilience Facing Autocratic Influence in Latin America: Recommendations on the EU’s Potentialities and Challenges
The conclusions of the Conference for the Future of Europe show a strong commitment to the global support of democracy.…
How Does the CCP Undermine Democracy?
IRI has developed a flagship initiative to build resiliency against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to exert authoritarian influence…
Fighting kleptocracy in an era of geopolitics
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ushered in a new era in the fight against kleptocracy defined by…
Paraguay alert: Paraguayan democracy faces its darkest post-dictatorship period
As the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy we raise a signal of alert and concern in the face…
2023 IFES Impact Report
This year is a historic one not just for elections, but in all likelihood for democracy. Voters will cast ballots…
China’s Approach to Influencing Elections and Political Processes to its Strategic Advantage
Potential interference by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in elections is a perennial concern. Seemingly unwilling to recognize how…
Winning the battle of ideas: exposing global authoritarian narratives and revitalizing democratic principles
Democracies are engaged in an ideological competition with autocracies that could reshape the global order. Narratives are a potent, asymmetric…
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.…
Americans Join Neo-Nazi March in Paris
Transnational support for an annual neo-Nazi rally in Paris has grown considerably, with groups from the United States and Europe…