Democracies, as a matter of their own survival, must demonstrate basic solidarity and prevent the outright conquest of other ...

The 52nd edition of Freedom in the World finds that 60 countries experienced declines in their political rights and civil ...

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for United Arab Emirates will be posted as soon as it becomes ...

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. * Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country. The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for ...

A major terrorist attack by Hamas on Israeli territory in October 2023 triggered a massive Israeli military response in Gaza, resulting in thousands of deaths, the internal displacement of nearly the ...

Since a peace agreement was reached in 2018, elections in South Sudan have been delayed; elites preside over an uneasy power-sharing arrangement. The country suffers from rampant corruption and dire ...