Clashes between NATO peacekeepers and demonstrators in the northern part of Kosovo injured 34 soldiers. The country unilaterally declared independence from neighboring Serbia in 2008 and the trouble flaring up now has its root cause in long strained relations between Kosovo’s minority Serb and majority Albanian population. Local […]

The purpose of founding Nato 74 years ago was to defend European democracies against the Soviet Union, through means of collective force eliminating the risk of war. These are highly current aims worth upholding even today, says Peter Wolodarski, editor in chief of the independent liberal Swedish news […]

To fully democratize Thailand and make sure the country is back to business requires next four years priorities be demilitarize, demonopolize and decentralize. That is the message of the unofficial winner of Thailand’s election, leader of the progressive Move Forward Party and 42-year-old Harvard alumni Pita Limjaroenrat, as […]

Guilty verdicts against leaders of the Proud Boys, finding four guilty of seditious conspiracy during breach of the U.S. Capital on January 6, 2021, was reported by the Department of Justice. Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division said, “today’s convictions bring […]

“It is a battle over truth itself where survival of global democracy is at stake”, says Taiwan’s minister of digitalization Audrey Tang in an interview with DN, making reference to dominant neighbor China’s aggressive cyber activity which increased 20 fowl after Nancy Pelosi, US Speaker of the House […]

Seen as an essential part of a democratic society media freedom and pluralism will be safeguarded within the EU by an array of measures currently in process by EU-institutions. A directive on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) with mandates for courts to quicker dismiss unfounded proceedings, financial […]

A victory by Ukraine, and Ukraine alone, over Russia may be fertile soil for democratic development in the largest country in the world by area, with a population exceeding 146 m. A historic comparison can be made to how western democracy thrived in the setbacks of autocratic colonialism […]

After the military coup in 2021, where the progress of UN experienced civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok was put to halt, Sudan has been ruled by two generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burham and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, both with ties to the conflict in Darfur and the latter to the […]

News giant acknowledged false claims about vote tech company Dominion after 2020 US election, The Guardian reports. Though short term gain for the public is disputable, Dominion continues to push for truth and credibility for US democracy. (Image by Freepik)