How ‘enlightened’ are we?
Earlier this week, the Gaza crisis saw a significant development. The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 35,000, with many victims…
Theme: Democracy
FCDO Engagement Report on shaping the Future of Centrally Managed Civil Society and Civic Space Programming
In August 2023, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) engaged the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and Bond…
Doing debt democratically
Spiraling debt can undermine public services, marginalise the vulnerable, and compromise the future of democracy. This blog delves into the…
Boosting Kenya’s debt oversight
The Kenya Parliament put to use WFD’s Public Debt Management Assessment Toolkit (PDMAT) to enhance its oversight on public debt,…
Supporting scrutiny in wartime in Ukraine
Post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) is the practice of monitoring the implementation and evaluating the impact of laws. The aim is to…
Risk to civil liberty in Georgia from the Law on Foreign Influence
There are widespread protests in Georgia opposing the Law on Foreign Influence. WFD urges the Georgian government to heed its…
Who’s excluded from 2024’s bumper crop of elections?
In 2024 the world will see an unprecedented election year. For the first time, countries home to more than half…
Interview with Masih Alinejad, president of the World Liberty Congress
Masih Alinejad will appear in Copenhagen alongside Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikanovskaja at Tuesday’s reader meeting at Politiken’s House. It’s…
YWF – Kenya joins forces with Atlas Movement during ‘Survival Sundays’ in Nairobi
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Mageuzi Hub in the leafy suburbs of Kilimani in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, several…
Why world federalism is key for more sustainable future
If we reflect on recent history, particularly over the past two centuries, we observe a panorama of scientific and technological…