The Problem With the Idea That Netanyahu Made Trump Attack Iran
There’s an argument flooding the media zone since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that Israeli Prime Minister…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
Securing the Vote Beyond Borders
IFES has released a new report on out-of-country voting (OCV), offering updated guidance for election authorities navigating an increasingly complex…
NIMD Honduras’s Democracy School Alumni step up for Honduras’s Elections
Amid a regional landscape marked by fragile democracies, internal tensions, and a citizenry increasingly disconnected from public institutions, Honduras held…
Who gets to lead, anyway? Transforming the systems that decide
The rollback of women’s rights is an integral feature of democratic decline. It is a recession indicator: where women’s rights contract, democracy is already…
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
In October 2025, DemocracyNext hosted a convening in Banjul, The Gambia, with a group of facilitators, academics, civil society actors,…
China’s Development Playbook: A Test for European Democracy Support
The European Union (EU) has consistently stressed that it now finds itself in direct competition with China for global influence…
Meaningful Solidarity Starts by Embracing Complex Realities
As democratic backsliding accelerates around the world, solidarity across borders has become more important than ever. Yet solidarity is not…
Why Is There Silence in Caracas?
The January 3, 2026, capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro by the United States marked a decisive moment in Venezuela’s recent…
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index
The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption remains a serious threat in every part of the world, although…
Road Map for a Promising Future of Rwanda
Since mid 1950’s the people of Rwanda have experienced repeated hardship due to leadership that wanted to access and stay…