The State Of Global Democracy, US Is ‘Flawed’: Only 24 countries in the world have been rated as 'full democracies'
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Nation and State ^
| 02/18/2023 | Tyler Durden
The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In
the latest published edition, corresponding to the year 2022, only 24 countries in the world have been rated as 'full democracies', representing 8% of the world's population.This category includes all Scandinavian countries, several Western European nations, as well as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mauritius, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Latin American countries Uruguay, Costa Rica and Chile.You will find more infographics at StatistaWith an overall average score of 5.29 out of 10, almost the same as the previous year (5.28), the index shows a...
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Polls: Americans Oppose Increasing Ukraine Aid, Defending Global Democracy
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Zubu Brothers ^
| 9/21/22 | Kyle Anzalone & Connor Freeman
Two new polls from Morning Consult and Concerned Veterans for America show at least a plurality of Americans are tired of interventionism. The
results show twice as many Americans want to send less aid to Ukraine than those who would support sending more. Meanwhile, only 17% of Americans are concerned about defending democracy around the globe. ... Only 17% of respondents told the pollsters that “upholding global democracy” was a top five concern, ranking 11th behind drugs, climate, immigration, terrorism and the economic crisis. ...
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Biden to host global democracy summit
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The Hill ^
| 12/07/2021 | ALEX GANGITANO
President Biden this week will host the first-ever Summit for Democracy, which will focus on strengthening democracy, defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption and promoting human rights. Biden
will deliver the summit’s opening remarks on Thursday and closing remarks on Friday. The virtual gathering is expected to include more than 100 participants from governments, civil society, and the private sector. Senior administration officials said the summit will put strengthening democracy “on the front burner in terms of the global conversation.”
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Turkey among biggest losers in global democracy ranking
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Ahval (Events) ^
| Jan 09 2019 | none stated
Turkey among biggest losers in global democracy ranking Out of almost 50 countries in greater Europe, only one performed worse than Turkey in The Economist’s latest Democracy Index, released on Wednesday. Just Italy, which fell 12 spots, outdid Turkey, which dropped 10 places last year.“Turkey’s score declined further in 2018 as the
country consolidated amid weakening checks on the presidency,” the Economist Intelligence Unit wrote in its annual report. “A presidential election in June, won by the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was held under a state of emergency and appeared mostly free, but largely unfair.”Countries in western Europe, where EIU...
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