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One year into the president’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian ...

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Why the left can’t win without a new Constitution. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Raina Raskin Mr. Douthat is a Times Opinion columnist and the host of the “Interesting ...

The Open Society Foundations’ latest report, ‘Analysis of the Nexus between Democratic Governance and Economic Justice in Africa’, authored by Senegalese development economist Ndongo Samba Sylla, ...

At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and ...

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In every thriving democracy, opposition parties are more than mere political rivals; they are watchdogs, critics, and alternative voices that keep governments on their toes. They provide citizens with ...