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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
Member Spotlight
Empowering Youth and Women for Elective Political Power in Nigeria
Following their earlier story, Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP) returns with a second event contribution to the International Democracy Community. This September initiative marked International Democracy Day...
Photo of 2 young people shaping heart with their hands
International Youth Day
What is Missing for Effective Youth Participation: Power, Not Passion
On this International Youth Day, how can we move beyond symbolic gestures and hashtags to ensure that youth...
Referendum
Taiwan’s Nuclear Referendum: A Democratic Tightrope Act
Taiwan is preparing for a high-stakes national referendum this month amid rising geopolitical tension,...
GREAT BARRINGTON
COLUMN Turn the Other Cheek on Gerrymandering
Authoritarian Tactics Won't Work. Enhance Democracy Instead
LOS ANGELES
ZOCALO The Dusty Stable Where Black Migrants Made Real Democracy
The Enduring Example of LA's Azusa Street Revival
EU4Glob
Art and Activism for Democracy
As a component of the EU for Global Project, Democracy International hosted a Local Citizens' Panel in...
BAKERSFIELD
COLUMN How Opposition Might Save High-Speed Rail
Trump, by Trying to Kill a Project, May Save It
ZURICH
SWI Does Democracy Make the World More Peaceful?
Since 1945, scholars and pundits have said that democracy enhances peace. But is that true?
THE SUNDARBANS
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Victimized By Climate and Trafficking in the...
In Towns and Villages of India's Mangrove Forest, Climate Change Spurs Trafficking
PHNOM PENH
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Scams, Leaks, Border Disputes
Some See the Shadow of Local 'Scam' Hubs in Cambodia-Thailand Conflict
LOS ANGELES
COLUMN Move the 2028 Olympics to a Different City
Trump Is Weaponizing the Games Against Los Angeles