A distinct set of six institutions and traditions makes the country hard to subjugate to an authoritarian’s will.

As the Trump administration faces orders blocking its plans, the president and his team are framing judges not just as political opponents but as enemies of democracy. Independent judges may not ...

Poland is set to hold a presidential runoff election on Sunday between two candidates offering starkly different visions for ...

Mexico is a relatively young democracy that emerged from single-party rule less than three decades ago. Under Mr. López ...

Recent elections spanning North America, Europe and Asia show this trend is either consolidating or accelerating, with angry, ...

President Donald Trump has vowed to go to the Supreme Court to keep his tariffs in place after a whirlwind 24 hours that saw a court temporarily reinstate the measures, soon after two courts blocked ...

According to a recent opinion poll, Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party is leading the polls. Read more at ...

Now is not the time for silence. Republicans, and Democrats, need to exclaim — not just once, not just twice, but over and over again, “Enough already! We will not be intimidated! We will not let the ...

Doubts about the U.S. commitment to Europe's security. In Poland’s presidential election Sunday, security looms large. So do questions about the country’s strength as a democracy and its place in the ...

A fight over how easy it should be to change Arkansas' constitution is escalating with this year's second direct democracy ...

South Korea's young women are expected to lead a broad political backlash against the main conservative party at presidential ...