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Perhaps it’s some consolation to know the U.S. isn’t the only democracy in jeopardy. But that doesn’t change the fact that none of this is good.

China said it has the patience to someday bring Taiwan under its control, partly because “compatriots” there want it to happen -- a view that contrasts with polling showing sceptical views of Beijing in the democracy.

US president urges Congress to pass campaign finance bill that would force political groups to disclose big donors.

After local elections in Nepal earlier this year, the Kathmandu Post expressed some alarm that Nepalis were losing interest in voting.

Growing up in Pakistan, the novelist experienced the euphoria of free elections and the disillusionment when vested interests reasserted themselves. She reflects on the parallels with Westminster today

While We Watched is a ‘wake-up call to how perilous and fragile the relationship between a free press and democracy is’.

A high-ranking delegation from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee will visit Sudan on Thursday to discuss the political crisis there and the process of transition to civilian rule. In a statement on Sunday, the European Union said the delegation plans to meet with Sudanese authorities and civil society in…

Country’s military has deployed brutal violence to crush dissent since taking power in a 2021 coup but resistance is growing

President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them