International IDEA

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The International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance is a global inter-governmental organization that supports sustainable #democracy worldwide

Stockholm, Sweden

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🆕 174 countries. 155 indicators. Data going back to 1975. The Global State of Democracy Report 2026 is an excellent resource for understanding where democracy stands today, and how it intersects with a world increasingly shaped by conflict. #GSoD2026 #DemocraticResilience
The Global State of Democracy 2026: Democracy in an Age of Conflict
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“We are seeing a global explosion of what I would call election denialism.” The newly published Global State of Democracy 2026 finds that in the United States most declining factors have now reached their lowest levels in 50 years. International IDEA Secretary-General Kevin
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“The choice between investing in democracy and investing in security is a false one.” That was International IDEA Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora opening today’s global launch of The Global State of Democracy 2026 in Stockholm. The data paints a more complicated picture.
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Sep 15
Democracy’s foundations are under strain. Almost 1 in 4 countries declined in Freedom of Expression or Freedom of the Press between 2020–2025. Rebuilding democracy’s bedrock means strengthening elections, parliaments, civic space and accountability, argues Seema Shah.
Cracks in the bedrock: Lessons from the 2026 Global State of Democracy
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Sep 14
What if we’re looking for AI’s biggest threat to democracy in the wrong place? The votes have been cast in #SwedenElections, but the election story continues. And so does the debate about #AIDemocracy. Much of the concern around AI and elections has focused on deepfakes,