Elections

The $424.4 million plan focuses on media, corruption, reformers, technology, and political processes like elections.

The implicit refutation bolsters an already strengthening opposition without the kind of US interference that tends to generate backlash.

Heading into the Summit for Democracy, the United States has yet to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation at home.

Polls show a steady decline. But while the opposition stands a chance, it faces challenges, including the risk of election manipulation.

Facebook has followed the Big Tobacco model, maximizing profit at expense of the public. It's time for AGs to dust off this playbook too.

Raoul Peck on Daniel Foote's call for the US to reset its policy and listen to the voices of Haitians trying to rebuild democracy.

A politically expedient "fix" would sideline citizens, including those who fought to open the system via the European Court of Human Rights.

Turnout may be dismal, as many Iraqis feel elections fail as a channel for their voices or an instrument for change.

It tells other governments that they may not obtain retroactive impunity for their crimes by withdrawing from the ICC treaty.

A detailed examination of how the reported facts match the criminal prohibitions of the Political Coercion Act and the Hatch Act.

Assistance will be ineffective unless it's directed to the right people and comes with backing for civil society to fix the broken state.

The US and the EU must act swiftly, before more people are hurt or killed and before more damage is done to the credibility of democracy.