U.S. democratic backsliding risks global security, IDEA warns

TL;DR
A new IDEA report warns that U.S. democratic backsliding undermines international norms and alliances crucial to Europe’s security, with broader global stability risks; it documents declines in U.S. democratic indicators, heightened polarization, and notes that hybrid regimes correlate with more conflicts, urging democracies to treat resilience as a security issue.
- America’s democratic decline is becoming Europe’s problem, new report says politico.eu
- Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows The Guardian
- Australia rises as US plunges in world democracy report The Canberra Times
- Global Democracy Report: Rule of law weakens as the United States hits 50-Year lows International IDEA
- Declining US democracy emboldens global authoritarians: Report straitstimes.com
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