Project 2025: The Far-Right Plan to Destroy Democracy
With Trump’s return to the presidency, Project 2025, a 920-page blueprint for authoritarianism in the U.S., spearheaded by the powerful…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
World Whistleblower Day: The cost of exposing facts in the age of misinformation
Whistleblowers are a powerful force for integrity and transparency. They bring to light hidden wrongdoing, expose abuse of power, and…
The Jason Carter Interview: Boots on the Ground, Roots in the Community
In this episode, Smriti Kirubanandan sits down with Jason Carter — grandson of President Jimmy Carter and a force in…
A Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine: Europe tries to return to the negotiations table
The new buzzword in European defense is the “coalition of the willing”. Proposed by France and the United Kingdom in…
Country Analysis Report: India-Pakistan Tensions in 2025
This edition provides a comprehensive assessment of Pakistan’s geopolitical, economic, and socio-environmental outlook amid renewed tensions with India. The escalation…
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Mirror European White Nationalist’s Scheme to Ethnically Cleanse the Continent
Since the second Trump administration took power in January, the United States has suffered a judicial crisis, the systematic erasure…
First Approach To Identifying The Common Challenges To Democracy In The Western Balkans And Eastern Partnership Countries
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkans (WB) regions are at an uncomfortable crossroads between democracy and autocracy. They share…
USA: How ‘Defunding’ the US Agency for Global Media sacrifices freedom of expression for millions
On Friday 14 March 2025, US President Donald Trump signed yet another executive order instructing the US Agency for Global…
Trump Administration Abandoning Efforts to Combat White Supremacist and Far-Right Terrorism and Violence
About a month after Trump returned to the White House, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism’s (GPAHE) Global Extremist…
Global Democracy Theory of Change Exploring Common Causes of Democratic Erosion and Potential Strategies for Democratic Renewal (Phase 1)
This report, representing the first stage of a longer term and iterative project, aims to provide project stakeholders with a…