"We often think that courts or legislatures can be a check, but what our research shows is that those checks are not neutral, ...

“The Challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law” is the title of a 2025 book just published by Lord Jonathan Sumption, a rare eminence: An Oxford history academic and Barrister who went on to ...

A new study by a University of Notre Dame researcher has found that diverse understandings of democracy among voters can lead to votes for authoritarian-leaning political leaders. "A considerable ...

“These media outlets have been a beacon of truth, democracy, and hope for millions of people around the world,” the European Commission said in a statement to Politico. “In an age of ...

İmamoğlu’s arrest isn’t just about one man. It’s about whether Turkey will remain a democracy or slide further into authoritarian rule. The outcome of this struggle will define the country’s future ...

This theory states that democracy and national sovereignty are fundamentally incompatible with globalisation. Only those who accept the existence of this trilemma, and understand the tensions that ...

The directive came before Kash Patel was confirmed as FBI director, sources say. The White House has quietly directed the FBI to halt the background check process for dozens of President Donald ...

For many Americans, the big political question is how much of this country as we have known it will be left when Donald Trump leaves the White House in 2029. In an apparent effort to troll Trump ...

During these years, Murrow learned how swiftly a frail democracy could disintegrate into a dictatorship. He once told me about a middle-class German family he’d met — the father a lawyer ...

The data shows that happiness has direct effects on politics and the economy, with unhappiness leading to political polarization, reduced productivity and ultimately, being a threat for democracy.

“It is clear the outcome of this war is bound to shape the future of our ... The Assembly “firmly and decisively stands against those who undermine democracy, the rule of law and human rights”, ...