africandemocraticdispatch·Oct 25Africa's election year opens with voter rolls under audit and watchdogs shut outSixteen national votes are scheduled across the continent in 2026, and civil society groups say accreditation rules are thinning the…
Billy Staples·Sep 16The EU's eastern enlargement has become a policy of running to stand stillTwenty years after the big bang, the union is negotiating with countries whose governments are dismantling the very rule of law they are…
Billy Staples·Sep 13The EU's eastern enlargement is being undone from withinHungary is no longer classed as a democracy byFreedom House, and the same watchdog downgraded Poland's civil liberties rating in 2021.
Aldo Grech·Sep 8The CompletionOn Sunday, a party Germany’s domestic intelligence service has classified as a confirmed right-wing extremist movement took 43.8 per cent…
africandemocraticdispatch·Sep 7Coups and captured courts tighten grip as africa's democratic space shrinksAt least eight unconstitutional power changes occurred on the continent between 2020 and 2025, while civilian leaders in Uganda, Tanzania…
africandemocraticdispatch·Sep 5Uganda, tanzania, zambia jails signal opposition crackdown across east africaAt least 14 opposition figures remain detained across three countries as regional courts validate disputed electoral outcomes and civil…
Aldo Grech·Aug 25The Pariah PlayWhy Making America a Pariah Is the PointA response icon1A response icon1
Billy Staples·Aug 23Georgieva's warning exposes EU's enlargement dilemma with ukraineThe IMF chief's call for a "two-speed Europe" comes as polls show Ukrainian EU accession support falling to 61 percent from 91 percent in…A response icon1A response icon1
Aldo Grech·Aug 18The Polished AvatarGiorgia Meloni has spent four years building a reputation as Europe’s most disciplined stateswoman. Calm at the podium. Careful with NATO…
Billy Staples·Aug 14Moldova's referendum exposes brussels' strategy of convenience over convictionThe EU's 750-million-euro support package helped secure a razor-thin 50.38 percent "yes" vote in October, raising uncomfortable questions…
