Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study.

A new report has found serious concerns about the state of global democracy as more countries slip in democratic performance.Global patterns show that democracy around the world continued to weaken ...

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

India fares very poorly in global democracy rankings not because the problems are worse in the country, but because Indians ...

Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of ...

On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tried to demolish his country’s democracy. In a shocking late-night television address, Yoon declared “emergency martial law” and put the country ...

At times in history conflicting interests merge, and conflicting goals move together only to settle accounts at a later stage. Maturity and balance of forces of conflicting interests in respective ...

After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study. The global democracy index score is at just 5.17 out of 10, its lowest ...