V-Dem

57 countries hold multiparty elections that aren't real contests. So who certifies a vote — and why do clean democracies skip full scrutiny?

The 1990s dream of global democracy is dead. Explore the new structural mechanics of power, from Nordic capitalism to high-tech autocracies.

Are terms like "developing" and "Global South" obsolete? Discover why 1950s mental geography is failing to describe the modern world.