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…
Theme: Democracy
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…
Josh Rudolph on Building a Transparent and Accountable Ukraine
A joint assessment by the government of Ukraine, the European Commission, and the World Bank found that Russia caused over…
A safer, fairer Thailand for all
Article about Panadda, a student from Thailand who has been harassed, arrested, intimidated, jailed — only because she seeks a democratic…
Extremism is our new normal
The research findings illuminate how authoritarianism and political extremism, laced with white supremacy, has infiltrated mainstream America. Extremism is the…
ROUNDTABLE | Kenya Post-Election 2022 Review
The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Kenya), with the support of the United Nations Democracy Fund…
State of Civic Space in Uganda: A Call to Action
Civic space is the physical, virtual, legal, regulatory, and policy space where people can, among other things, securely exercise their…