Democracy

THINKING ALOUD

What will democracy in the US look like after 250 years?

2026-07-08T07:16:35.000Z
View of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Both the G7 and China care about resilience, development, multilateralism and stability.

G7 and China are competing to define global governance

2026-06-30T04:16:42.000Z
Magyar’s victory demonstrates that democratic systems can correct themselves despite institutions being hollowed out.

The great Hungarian reset

2026-04-16T23:00:00.000Z
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's "norms and practices underpinning democracy substantially deteriorated", says one academic, yet he remains one of the world's most popular elected leaders.
THE BROAD VIEW

The paradox of democratic backsliding

2026-03-06T04:00:00.000Z
While some tech companies are trying to harness the wisdom of crowds to improve their design choices, these initiatives are unlikely to work in isolation, says the writer.
THE BROAD VIEW

Want to solve deepfakes? Ask citizens what to do

2026-01-30T05:34:52.000Z
Between 2000 and 2024, one per cent of the world’s population captured 41 per cent of all new wealth, of which just one per cent went to the poorest 50 per cent, a report said.

‘Inequality crisis’ threatens democracy, experts warn G20

2025-11-03T22:39:42.000Z
Unemployed steelworkers in America’s Rust Belt did not get the economic lift promised during US President Donald Trump’s first term.

Deliveroo politics

2025-10-22T04:22:07.000Z
Donald Trump's assault on the rule of law is so sweeping that it doesn't easily lend itself to concrete demands in a shutdown.

The US government shutdown may help Democrats, but not democracy

2025-10-01T10:47:10.000Z
A makeshift memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Phoenix, Arizona. While partisan disagreement is as old as the republic, today’s polarisation represents a qualitatively different phenomenon.
THINKING ALOUD

The deeper divide: America’s political polarisation crisis

2025-09-23T22:00:00.000Z
Research programmes and market incentives need to support faster innovation in digital assets that remain in their infancy.

How cryptocurrencies accelerate geopolitical shifts

2025-08-15T09:00:00.000Z