What are the conditions for democracy and political parties during a military regime?
The military leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has stated that elections are no longer a priority. What does…
Theme: Democracy
Annual Report 2023
The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organisation established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and…
Civil Society Organisations Call on EU Parliament to Close Disinformation Loophole
Together with other 22 civil society groups and experts from across Europe, we are writing to express our deep concern…
Long-term financial support for Ukrainian media and journalists
This White Paper, crafted jointly with Ukrainian media organisations and support entities and at their request, appeals to donors, policymakers,…
Myanmar’s 2022 Registration Law
On 28 October 2022, the State Administration Council (“SAC”) enacted the Organization Registration Law (“ORL”), replacing the former Association Registration…
Why This Matter: Democracy & Empowerment
In this week’s episode, I am joined by my good friend Urban Strandberg, a political scientist, university professor, and co-founder…
Our 2022 Annual Report – Working our way back to peace
The Kofi Annan Foundation continued to apply an innovation lens to its own work in 2022. We established many new…
Democratie onder Druk – over vertrouwen in de democratie in A’dam Zuidoost
The Dutch ‘Democratie onder Druk’ coalition consists of a variety of democracy organisations, which have been joining forces for a…
The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System
After the economic shocks of the Covid pandemic, and higher global interest rates, the number of countries that have suspended…
Federalists in Europe are Making their Bid for EU Treaty Reform
After several thematic discussions, the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) has endorsed a report containing draft changes to…