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Newsletter
Summit for Democracy Newsletter: Pre-Christmas Special 2023





Newsletter
Summit for Democracy Newsletter: December 2023


News
Joint Statement: Call for a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Democracy





Newsletter
Summit for Democracy Newsletter: November 2023





Newsletter
Summit for Democracy Newsletter: October 2023



Opinion
Poland’s Election Represents a Setback to Illiberalism



Analysis
Why Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Matter for Democracy


Opinion
Our planet depends on democracy support and climate action practitioners joining forces









Opinion
Keeping the Momentum: Looking to the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul


News
Global Declaration on Information Integrity Online endorsed by 30 countries








Analysis
The EU’s Eastern Enlargement and Differentiated Democracy Support


Opinion
Evolving Surveillance Tech Whets the Authoritarian Impulse to See and Know All


News
International Democracy Day Brussels 2023


Analysis
News
How Can Europe Help the Next Phase of the Summit for Democracy?


News
International IDEA launches Impact Report on Second Summit for Democracy


Analysis
Summit for Democracy Impact Analysis and Reflections Published


News
Joint Statement by President Biden and President Yoon on the Third Summit for Democracy


News
Youth Democracy Cohort Releases Call to Action



Analysis
News
International IDEA support to the Summit for Democracy 2021-2023


Analysis
News
Summit for Democracy Cohorts Analysis Published


News
Summit for Democracy 2023 and Regional Programmes Announced








Analysis
Reassessing Southern EU Democracy Support: The Security Dilemma


Opinion
Why the Next Democracy Summit Must Go Beyond Civil Society Support


News
Connecting global to local through country-level dialogues on the Summit for Democracy


Analysis
Sweden EU Presidency and the Democracy Agenda





News
Summit for Democracy 2023 Announced



Event
Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces: Online peer-to-peer dialogue


Uncategorized
Access Now #KeepItOn Coalition’s Shutdown Impact Stories Project via the Technology for Democracy Cohort








Analysis
Democratic Innovations From Around the World: Lessons for the West








Analysis
Rule of law continues five-year decline, but bright spots emerge



Analysis
Exporting Corruption 2022: Top trading countries doing even less than before to stop foreign bribery



News
International IDEA support to the Summit for Democracy 2021-2022



News
International Democracy Day 2022


Opinion
The Summit for Democracy Can Only Be a Success If It Focuses on Youth








Opinion
Rising Hostility to Democracy Support: Can It Be Countered?


News
Nordic Foreign Ministers: Making the case for democracy



News
Washington wants to address anti-west sentiment in Africa: Blinken is doing his bit



Opinion
Journal of Democracy: Drowning Democracy








Opinion
Making the EU’s New Development Aid Work for Democracy




Essay
Can Antony Blinken Update Liberal Foreign Policy for a World Gone Mad?


Opinion
Three essential initiatives to defend democracy against corruption








Opinion
Autocracy Versus Democracy After the Ukraine Invasion: Mapping a Middle Way








Analysis
Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations



News
Opinion
Ireland has moved to improve electoral integrity – other countries should follow suit


Event
News
Post Summit for Democracy Dialogue: Analyzing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement















News
Mayors Introduce Global Declaration for Democracy





News
Joint Declaration Between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America


News
What we are reading
New International IDEA Report: Unpacking the Summit for Democracy Commitments – Opportunities for the Year of Action and Second Summit



Analysis
Successful right-wing populist movements decrease satisfaction with democracy among non-populist voters









Opinion
In Ukraine and Neighboring Countries, Democracy Activists Are Prepared for a Long Struggle




News
Biden touts democracy at Americas summit but faces sharp pushback



Opinion
Neither Gone Nor Forgotten: China Still Interferes in Democracies


News
6 things to watch during the Summit of the Americas



Analysis
Reality Check: Can the West Bring Kleptocrats to Justice?



Event
NDI Champions “Democracy Game Changers” for S4D Year of Action




Opinion
The Ukraine crisis may reinvigorate Eastern European democracies


News
Strengthening press freedom at home and abroad: 10 recommendations for the world’s democracies













Analysis
How the War Could Transform Ukrainian Politics



Analysis
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down



News
Latin America’s divisions over defending democracy


Opinion
Slovenian Elections: A Win for Democracy, a Loss for Populism in Europe


Essay
The time to support the Global South is now








Opinion
Battle lines for the future of the internet



Essay
Defeating Putin in Ukraine Is Vital to the Future of Democracy





Opinion
Costa Rica’s New Populist President Could Be a Lesson in Democracy—or a Worrying Trend



Opinion
The Battle for Democracy Can Be Won in Warsaw


News
Solving the Failure of Governments to Respond to the Climate Crisis: The Case for Environmental Democracy





News
United States and 60 Global Partners Launch Declaration for the Future of the Internet


News
Digital Services Act: Commission welcomes political agreement on rules ensuring a safe and accountable online environment









News
Freedom House Nations in Transit 2022 Policy Recommendations





News
US State Department Kicks Off ‘Democracy Cohorts’ Initiative as Part of the Summit’s Year of Action



Opinion
Global Partnership to End Online Violence Against Women Presents Opportunities for Tech and Government to Step Up


Analysis
The Russian Propaganda in Arabic Hidden from the West



Analysis
Ukraine Crisis Prompts China to Swing Behind Myanmar’s Junta



Opinion
The Dark Side of Democracy


Opinion
“The most bitter cigarette.” How Europe’s gas dependence is a hazard for democracy


Opinion
The battle for Tunisia’s democracy













News
The Global Fragility Strategy Gets a Refresh




Opinion
The Democrats America Is Leaving Behind


News
Tech and Democracy: Related Written Commitments from S4D 2021


News
Hungary’s Manipulated Election


News
Six Takeaways From Fidesz And Orban’s Big Hungarian Election Win


Opinion
How Democracies Can Respond to the Invasion of Ukraine


News
This lifeline for independent media could also boost democracy around the world


Essay
Ukraine’s EU Membership and the Geostrategy of Democratic Self-Preservation



Essay
How Vladimir Putin provokes—and complicates—the struggle against autocracy


Opinion
As no-confidence vote looms, Pakistan’s democracy faces key stress test


Opinion
Embracing Autocrats to Help Ukraine Is a Losing Proposition


What we are reading
Opening Closed Spaces: Tips for Leveraging Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning of Programs in Restrictive Environments








Opinion
What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for democracy promotion in the Middle East


News
Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Biden on Ukraine





Opinion
How the U.S. Gender Equality Funding Increase Can Actually Be Effective















Opinion
Can Russia’s War on Ukraine Drive Turkey and the West to Reconcile?


Opinion
Georgia must bolster resilience to information warfare


Opinion
How Canada can help promote democracy abroad




Essay
America Needs a Better Plan to Fight Autocracy


Opinion
The Russian war on Ukraine and its impact on global democracy work – Five scenarios




Essay
The Democracy Turning Its Back on Ukraine



Analysis
Support for democracy is waning across the Americas
Events
Past events


19 March 2024
Partners for Democracy Day 2024


11 December 2023
UNCAC Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) 2023


4 December 2023
25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights















17 November 2023
Freedom Lecture 2023: Free and Fair Elections in the New Democracy Age


15 November 2023
Open Government for Stronger Democracies: Launch of the Global Assessment on Open Government


10 November 2023
Third Summit for Information and Democracy


15 October 2023
27th Forum 2000 Conference


14 September 2023
International Democracy Day 2023 – Brussels


6 September 2023
2023 OGP Global Summit: Tallinn, Estonia


5 September 2023
Summit for Democracy Dialogue: Building Inclusive Coalitions Toward the Third Summit for Democracy


5 July 2023
Launch of International IDEA’s Summit for Democracy Impact Report


23 May 2023
Unpacking Democracy: Why Gender Equality Matters


30 March 2023
How to increase youth engagement and participation in democracies


30 March 2023
Youth Democracy Cohort in Costa Rica


30 March 2023
Championing Digital Democracy for All: Collective Action from the Technology for Democracy Cohort


27 March 2023
Partners for Democracy Day


27 March 2023
Pre-Summit for Democracy Dialogue In Defense of Democracy – Citizens Summit On Democracy


27 March 2023
Youth Democracy Cohort in Zambia


9 March 2023
Gender Cohort: Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy


28 February 2023
Global Democracy Coalition Forum 2023


31 January 2023
EU´s external democracy action in a new geopolitical reality


13 December 2022
Summit for Democracy Year of Action Dialogue


30 November 2022
The Global State of Democracy 2022 Global Launch Event


25 November 2022
Constitutionalism in Europe: Current Challenges and Prospects for the Future



15 November 2022
Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces















9 November 2022
How the EU Can Safeguard Media Freedom and Pluralism in Hungary and Poland


27 October 2022
Roundtable: Women at the Nexus of Recovery and Reconstruction – Driving Global Political Participation


25 October 2022
Launch of the Digital Campaigning and Political Finance in the Asia and the Pacific Region report









18 October 2022
REPORT LAUNCH: Freedom on the Net 2022









28 September 2022
Transnational Repression: The Long Arm of Authoritarianism















20 September 2022
“Truth Decay” in Europe


15 September 2022
Global Democracy Coalition: International Democracy Day Conference



14 September 2022
International Democracy Day Brussels 2022









8 September 2022
Freedom House Report Launch: Beijing’s Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience






8 September 2022
Russian Cyberwarfare: Unpacking the Kremlin’s Capabilities













7 September 2022
Stopping the Spread of Online Mis- and Disinformation








7 September 2022
Anti-corruption’s cutting edge: New directions in beneficial ownership transparency















1 September 2022
Youth Brain Drain in the Western Balkans: Shifting Perspectives and Policies















21 July 2022
Breaking Barriers. Women and Politics in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine


7 July 2022
Progress on SDG16: How are we doing and what happens if we fail?













30 June 2022
Advancing LGBTQIA+ Rights via U.S. Foreign Policy


20 June 2022
Post Summit for Democracy Dialogue: Analyzing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement


17 June 2022
Democratic Reforms for Ukraine’s EU Integration: Dialogue with Leading Reformers


10 June 2022
The State of Democracy in Latin America and the World






8 June 2022
Post-Mortem: Russian and Chinese COVID-19 Information Operations


8 June 2022
Global Summit for Democracy 2022 – European Regional Forum


6 June 2022
Democracy in Action: Zero Corruption Conference









2 June 2022
Launch of Defending Democracy in Exile: Policy Responses to Transnational Repression


2 June 2022
Youth civic and political participation: shaping our democracies and our fight on climate change


16 May 2022
Can the Summit for Democracy Support Open Governance?


11 May 2022
Women’s Political Leadership Amid Closing Space in ASEAN


11 May 2022
Panel discussion: What happened in the Philippine elections?













10 May 2022
U.S. and European Strategies to Tackle Human Rights in Global Supply Chains



28 April 2022
IFES: Democratic Challenges in Europe: Recent Elections in Serbia and Hungary — What Lies Ahead?


26 April 2022
Disinformation and its Impact on Democratic Processes









21 April 2022
Freedom House Report Launch: Nations in Transit 2022


20 April 2022
The State of Democracy in North Africa and the Middle East





12 April 2022
China-EU Relations Amid the Ukraine Crisis













12 April 2022
The War in Ukraine: Geopolitical Implications for Eurasia





8 April 2022
The Shifting Global Balance of Autocracy and Democracy













8 April 2022
Responsible AI in a Global Context


7 April 2022
Democracy at a Tipping Point?


7 April 2022
Hungarian Parliamentary Elections: Democratic Backsliding or Democratic Revival?


7 April 2022
V-Dem Democracy Report 2022 Discussion















7 April 2022
Chinese Disinformation Fuels the War in Ukraine


6 April 2022
Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy


6 April 2022
Democratic Resilience and Backsliding: Coping with the Challenges of the Post-Pandemic World








5 April 2022
Operationalizing responsible AI


5 April 2022
Post-Summit Reflections – Analysis of Written Country Commitments


4 April 2022
Twitter Chat: “Will the Summit for Democracy Commitments lead to Action?”



31 March 2022
Tearing Down the Curtain: Countering the Kremlin’s Information War


29 March 2022
Conference on Environmental Democracy















29 March 2022
Hungary’s Elections: Scenarios and Implications for Euro-Atlantic Partners















29 March 2022
Propaganda, Politics, and War: Information Manipulation in France’s Presidential Election













29 March 2022
Russia’s Crackdown on Independent Media and Access to Information Online


24 March 2022
Foreign Policy and IFES Virtual Dialogue: Corruption and Democratic Decay






24 March 2022
Building a Digital Alliance for the 21st Century













22 March 2022
Ukraine and Taiwan: Parallels and Early Lessons Learned















22 March 2022
France and the Western Response to Russia’s War on Ukraine








18 March 2022
The new geopolitics of state fragility


17 March 2022
Consequences of the War in Ukraine on the Middle East


17 March 2022
The Future of Democracy: Strengthening Liberal Values, Institutions and Procedures at Global, European, Regional and National Levels








16 March 2022
How can democracies harness technology to promote inclusive economic growth and development?


15 March 2022
How Can We Get EU Recovery Right?















15 March 2022
Russia’s Southern Game: NATO’s Southern Flank after the Ukraine Invasion


10 March 2022
Political Violence and Our Democratic Future


8 March 2022
Erdoğan’s Turkey Explained













7 March 2022
Global Security Forum: Foreign Policy in an Era of Domestic Division













4 March 2022
Consolidating Democracy: A Candid Discussion with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto


3 March 2022
Democracy for Vietnam: Obstacles and Opportunities















3 March 2022
Standing With Ukraine: Strengthening Crisis Support


2 March 2022
An Offshore Cold War: Forging a Democratic Alliance to Combat Transnational Kleptocracy













2 March 2022
Rights Revoked: The State of Human Rights in Afghanistan After Six Months of Taliban Rule


2 March 2022
Launch of Democracy Report 2022 & V-Dem Dataset version 12






1 March 2022
How the Baltic States Are Supporting Ukraine



23 February 2022
Countering Coups in the Greater Sahel















16 February 2022
The Contribution of Czechia, Lithuania, and Slovakia to the Summit for Democracy Process






15 February 2022
Responding to Russian Cyber Operations


7 February 2022
Webinar: Securing Democracy from Illicit Finance: Strengthening the First Mile