The International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance is a global inter-governmental organization that supports sustainable #democracy worldwide
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🆕 174 countries. 155 indicators. Data going back to 1975.
The Global State of Democracy Report 2026 is an excellent resource for understanding where democracy stands today, and how it intersects with a world increasingly shaped by conflict.
#GSoD2026 #DemocraticResilience
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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘁?
That question ran through International IDEA Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora’s two-day visit to Oslo, where discussions with Norwegian partners covered support for Ukraine’s democratic future, greater transparency in political finance and the role of democracy in development cooperation.
Norway has been a committed partner since IDEA’s founding. Meetings with Norad, including Jorun Nossum, who leads its work on civilian and humanitarian support under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, as well as State Secretaries Stine Renate Håheim and Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik explored shared priorities, including protecting democratic institutions and building partnerships across regions.
At a joint event with @PRIOresearch, researchers and policymakers explored how global trends in democracy and conflict inform Norway’s foreign and security policy.
🤝 Thank you to our Norwegian partners and the The Peace Research Institute of Oslo for bringing these conversations together.
From voter outreach to covert campaigning, political influencers are becoming more prominent in elections. What does that mean for electoral integrity?
Join @Int_IDEA and @uOttawa to discuss the new report "Influence and Political Integrity: Mapping Regulatory Frameworks for Influencers in Elections", its key findings and 17 recommendations.
📆 5 November
💻 Register to join the discussion: idea.int/events/launch-influ…
#Elections #PoliticalInfluencers #ElectoralIntegrity #Democracy
A planned execution by firing squad in the United States has renewed debate over the death penalty.
But this is far from an isolated development.
In the past year, Jordan resumed executions after nearly a decade, Burkina Faso moved towards restoring capital punishment, and Israel expanded its application in terrorism-related cases.
These developments raise wider questions about human dignity, individual rights and the limits of state power.
Introducing Democracy on Our Radar, a new series where we take a closer look at developments that catch our attention, using International IDEA's data and research to explore the bigger democratic picture.
For this first edition, we're comparing four countries at the centre of recent debates on capital punishment, looking at how they perform across different dimensions of democracy.
And for a bit of global context: according to @amnesty's latest annual report, at least 2,707 executions were recorded worldwide in 2025, a 78% increase from 2024. Yet only 17 countries were known to have carried them out. The figures exclude countries where reliable totals are unavailable.
The four countries we're looking at here have different democratic profiles, but these cases raise some of the same fundamental concerns. The death penalty is irreversible. Judicial errors happen. Its application can be unequal. There are risks of state abuse and fundamental rights violations. And there's no established evidence that it deters crime more effectively than other punishments.
👉 Swipe through for a visual snapshot of the data and analysis from International IDEA's Emily Bloom.
#DemocraticResilience
International IDEA has proposed a regional centre in Chișinău to help democracies counter foreign interference in elections, drawing on Moldova’s experience in confronting these threats.
Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora presented the proposal during his recent first official visit to Moldova, in talks with Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu of @Parliament_RM, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister @MihaiPopsoi of @MoldovaMFA, and Central Electoral Commission Chairperson Angelica Caraman.
The proposed Regional Facility for Integrity of Elections and Information Resilience would support countries across Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans through expert assistance, practical tools and exchanges between institutions.
Discussions covered a proposed cooperation programme for 2027–2029 and Moldova’s prospective membership of International IDEA.
Meetings with Liliana Vițu, Director of the Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation (StratCom), and Mihai Lupașcu, Director of the Cybersecurity Agency, focused on information manipulation and digital threats to democracy.
Moldova’s work offers a concrete starting point. With International IDEA’s support, its Central Electoral Commission can compare online political advertising and third-party activity with contestants’ financial declarations. Risk assessments and simulation exercises have also helped officials prepare for challenges that later arose during elections.
At a briefing hosted by the Embassy of France, we met with ambassadors representing France, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands (@NLinMoldova) and Belgium, alongside representatives of the Swiss Cooperation Office and the EU Delegation (@EUinMoldova).
Discussions focused on sustaining support beyond election periods, helping institutions anticipate threats and building on Moldova’s experience to support democracies elsewhere.
#ElectoralIntegrity #DemocraticResilience
🌍 As COP31 approaches, climate finance and clean energy are in focus. But what about rights and accountability?
Across Asia and the Pacific, communities face growing climate risks. Our latest blog explores why participation, accountability and justice matter.
🔗 Read: ow.ly/48LK5101naj
#COP31 #climate #climateaction #climatejustice
Who gets a voice in building peace?
Peace processes don’t always include the communities living through conflict. So how do civil society and opposition movements make their voices heard when negotiations and transitions leave them out?
On 4 November at the #SthlmForum, International IDEA and partners will bring together speakers to discuss how local actors are working towards more inclusive peace and state-building in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and Venezuela.
Joining the conversation:
🔹 Christine Bell, University of Edinburgh and @Peace_Rep_
🔹 Madame Fifi, @RienSlesFemmes, DRC
🔹 Razan Brghol, Dawlaty Foundation, Syria
🔹 @benalarcon, Centre for Political Studies, Venezuela
The discussion will be moderated by Christopher Burnett-Cargill of Sida.
📅 4 November | 08:30 CET
📍 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, hosted by
@SIPRIorg
🔗 More about the panel: idea.int/events/panel-stockh…
Organized with @intalert Sida and @EdinburghUni. #Peacebuilding
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What happens when we move beyond diagnosing democracy’s challenges and start asking what we can do about them together?
That was the intention behind the GDC Global Forum 2026 earlier this month.
Opening the Forum in Athens, Elisenda Ballesté Buxó, Programme Manager of the Global Democracy Coalition at @Int_IDEA, reflected on the decision to create something different: a space designed not simply for another conversation about the pressures facing democracy, but for deeper listening, exchange and collective thinking about what comes next.
Under the theme “Democracy and Trust: From Diagnosis to Collective Action,” the Forum brought together democracy advocates and practitioners from around the world to build on the conversations that began across our four Regional Forums and turn shared challenges into possibilities for collective action.
Because understanding the challenges facing democracy matters. But the real test is what we choose to do with that understanding.
#GDCGlobalForum #GDCForum2026 #Democracy #DemocraticTrust #CollectiveAction #KeepDemocracyAlive
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Can courts protect ancestral rights amid climate pressures?
Our new case study explores how courts in the Philippines have shaped Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and why participation, access to justice & enforcement matter for #climatejustice.
🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.31752/65183
How could the U.S. midterms affect election administration and public confidence?
Join @Int_IDEA and @COGELinfo for a webinar exploring key challenges ahead of 3 November and their implications from a European perspective.
📅 28 October 2026
💻 Register: idea.int/events/webinar-exec…
#USElections #Midterms
European integration and democratic consolidation must advance together.
During his visit to Albania, International IDEA Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora discussed democratic reforms with institutions and heard from civil society and journalists amid ongoing political tensions.
Democracy support is an investment in peace and security.
Our Secretary-General Kevin Casas-Zamora takes that message to Oslo next week, joining @PRIOresearch and Norwegian partners.
Join us on 27 October, in person or online.
Details below 👇
💡What does the latest evidence tell us about how #democratic decline, institutional weakness and violent conflict interact?
Join PRIO and International IDEA on 27 October.
Sign up: prio.org/events/9312
Protecting elections is becoming increasingly complex. And no country can tackle every challenge alone.
At our Global Consultation in Stockholm, experts explored how to safeguard #ElectoralIntegrity.
Who gets left behind?
Gender-sensitive risk management can help identify exclusion, discrimination and gender-based violence throughout the electoral cycle.
Electoral challenges cross borders. Solutions must too.
From sharing experiences to taking joint action, the discussions explored how International IDEA's Integrated Framework for Protecting Elections can support stronger cooperation.
Thanks to @francediplo @francediplo_EN and @Canada for their continued support of #ProtectingElections.
The fight over White House press access has been in the headlines lately. But what does it tell us about the bigger picture for democracy?
International IDEA’s Michael Runey looks at what 50 years of democracy data can tell us about what’s happening in the US. And why it matters beyond it.
Explore more: idea.int/democracytracker/gs…
#PressFreedom #GSoD2026
International support for democracy needs to move from commitments to implementation.
That means answering three questions:
🔹 What is politically feasible?
🔹 Who can act?
🔹 How do we make it happen?
🤖 Made with AI
Danilo Türk, former President of Slovenia and Commission member, and Kevin Casas-Zamora, International IDEA’s Secretary-General and the Commission’s Vice-Chair, will present the findings, followed by a panel discussion.
Organized by us alongside @ClubdeMadrid and in partnership with @SwissMFA, @opengovpart and European Democracy Hub.
Hosted by @GVAGrad_AHDC at @GVAGrad and @KofiAnnanFdn.
In Geneva? Join policymakers, civil society and international organizations for the discussion.
📅 29 October | 17:00–18:30 CET
📍 Auditorium Ivan Pictet, @GVAGrad
🤝 Public event | In person
Register:
graduateinstitute.ch/communi…