List of Democracy articles
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Protesters wave signs including one that reads in English "Together fighting for democracy." Kais Saied’s Proposed New Constitution Is Roiling Tunisia
The changes would grant the president almost untrammeled power.
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Abortion rights activists react to the Dobbs ruling outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Roe Reversal Exposes the ‘Ever-Growing Value Gap’ Between U.S. and Allies
The decision is part of a broader trend of domestic dysfunction that undermines U.S. President Joe Biden’s democracy agenda.
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Castillo sits in a dark room beside other people, with a slight frown on his face. Peru’s Democracy Is Dying
Pedro Castillo promised leftist reform. His incompetency has left his country’s democracy on its last legs.
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Gay rights activists march during a rally against Russia’s then-proposed “gay propaganda” law in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2013. The Connection Between LGBTQ Rights and Democracy
Inside the worldwide fight for equality.
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6-22-22-matt-duss-1500x1000-landing FP Live: Assessing Biden’s Foreign Policy With Matthew Duss
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy advisor will answer subscriber questions in this special edition of FP Live.
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Juan Guaidó in the Venezuelan parliament in Caracas Biden Sidelines Venezuelan Democracy at Summit of the Americas
The administration wants to support human rights, but it doesn’t have the courage of its convictions.
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People holding pro-Trump flags are shown heading toward the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The Democratic Paradox
The right to say anything has been a challenge to every democracy that has ever existed.
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Taboubi and other leaders sit at a conference table in front of the Tunisian flag Tunisia’s Powerful Labor Union Is Thwarting President Saied’s Ambitions
The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) is the one body with enough power to derail Saied’s plans.
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Gustavo Petro, Colombian presidential candidate for the Historic Pact coalition, gestures at the presidential candidate for the Team for Colombia coalition, Federico Gutiérrez, during a presidential debate at the headquarters of El Tiempo in Bogotá, Colombia, on May 23. Is Colombia Ready for a Leftist President?
Election front-runner Gustavo Petro is a former left-wing guerrilla.
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(From right to left) Daniel Günther, minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein; Friedrich Merz, federal chairman of the Christian Democratic Union; and Hendrik Wüst, minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia, stand together in Berlin on May 9. Germany’s Christian Democrats Are on a Comeback Mission
The future of governance in the country looks very much like a conservative-green alliance.
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People hold up signs and protest. How Chile’s Constitutional Overhaul Emboldened the Right
Even if the new constitution is adopted, Chile’s anti-democratic right wing is here to stay.
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A motorcycle passes in front of an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela Democracy Is Not a Commodity
The United States shouldn’t bargain away Venezuela’s future for oil.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington on May 10. Why Biden’s Anti-Putin Democracy Crusade Is Failing
Washington’s framing of its fight against Russian aggression has failed to win over most of the world.
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The full moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on May 18, 2019. Liberalism Isn’t Dead—but It’s Very Sick
In two new books, Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama try to cure the patient.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the first North American Leaders’ Summit since 2016 in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18, 2021. Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
The upcoming Summit of the Americas could be the gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.
