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2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage

The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, topped off months of military buildup and targeted strikes in the Caribbean Sea. It fulfills President Donald Trump’s claim to assert authoritative control over the Western Hemisphere, articulated in his administration’s 2025 National Security…

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‘You can’t have an election’: Trump squashes Venezuela democracy hopes, says he must ‘nurse the country’ to ensure correct result

Democracy is coming when Venezuelans can be trusted to vote correctly.

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Brexit has made everything from economy to immigration worse in Britain, new poll reveals

The UK’s disillusioned Gen Z are losing faith in democracy, survey finds

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Democrats recalibrate on Jan. 6 messaging ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Five years after the Jan. 6 attack, Democratic campaign dynamics of the Capitol riot have shifted in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Roll Call

Mystery of missing plaque made to honor police who defended the Capitol during Jan 6 attack

Visitors pass through the Capitol without any formal reminder of what happened that day

The Independent UK

‘Vast majority’ of Labour MPs want to see democracy in Venezuela, says Starmer

The Prime Minister has resisted demands from MPs on Labour’s left to condemn the US military action.

Evening Standard

Former Labor MPs say ‘democracy at stake’ in call for royal commission into Bondi terror attack

Open letter to Anthony Albanese from pro-Israel group says only commonwealth inquiry can ‘unpack dynamics of Jew hatred’

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I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront

These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis

The Guardian - UK

How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989

The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country.

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Commentator who reportedly influenced JD Vance’s politics calls Trump admin a ‘failure’ and ‘tragedy’

In a lengthy Substack post, Curtis Yarvin accused the Trump administration of not doing enough to overhaul democracy

The Independent UK

Blair’s advertising guru slams Starmer’s lack of plan to tackle rise of Farage’s Reform

Chris Powell said having no strategy against Reform UK was ‘potentially suicidal for our freedom and democracy’

The Independent UK

‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety

The Guardian - UK

A new year brings new battles for democracy and for Labour

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Andy Beckett and Larry Elliott on British parliamentary democracy and whether Labour can turn the tide

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat Reform UK threat, says strategist

New Labour advertising guru Chris Powell says urgent plan needed to ‘wage and win the daily war for attention’

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Trump’s approach to Africa: more trade deals, less democracy and human rights

From Christmas strikes in Nigeria to peace deals and talks of trade, the US president’s diplomatic approach to the continent has been all over the place

The Independent UK

Democracy in retreat amid growing global conflict and aid cuts, warns David Miliband

WORLD OF TROUBLE: David Miliband tells the World of Trouble podcast with Sam Kiley that there currently 59 significant conflicts going on around the world, including Sudan, DRC, Gaza, Ethiopia and Myanmar

The Guardian - UK

Peace, power and profit – the logic behind Donald Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy

As Trump’s business and diplomacy fuse, critics warn that his approach risks trading stability – and US democracy – for leverage

Evening Standard

Starmer criticised for celebrating democracy activist’s return from Egypt

Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from an Egyptian prison in September after receiving a presidential pardon.

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The Independent UK

Starmer criticised for celebrating activist’s return from Egypt after social media posts

Mr Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national, was detained in Egypt in September 2019

The Guardian - UK

Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president

Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coup

Euronews

Guineans head to polls as Doumbouya closes campaign amid democracy concerns

Around 6.7 million registered voters are expected to cast ballots at more than 24,000 polling stations nationwide. Results are expected within 48 hours, with a runoff possible if no candidate secures an outright majority.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’

Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UK

The Independent UK

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

The Guardian - UK

Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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