The national elections in Pakistan, previously postponed multiple times, are now scheduled for February 2024. The prolonged delays have heightened political tensions in a country already grappling with uncertainty

Many western observers fail to understand how fundamentally authoritarian the ideology of India’s current government is

Implemented in 2013, Kenya’s devolution redistributed power to 47 counties, fostering local development. While achieving a better resource distribution and increased citizen participation, challenges like corruption and tribalism persist

Mexico had high expectations of the present government’s promise to curb crime and improve security. With crime rates high and prosecution rates low, confidence in the state and its institutions is now waning further

Elections are important, but unless there are independent institutions, liberty will be eroded fast

US President Joe Biden has framed his foreign policy as a battle for democracy against autocracy. However, the US is struggling to uphold democratic values both at home and abroad

Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro adopted similar strategies, but Brazil offered a stronger and faster response against threats to presidential election results than the United States

Corruption undermines democracies and supports autocracies. Although progress has been made in the fight against corruption, much more needs to be done

Ghanaian scholar assesses the outlook for democratic governance and economic integration in the ECOWAS context

Credible elections would help to sort out the mess, but can leaders in Islamabad make them happen?