Freedom in the World 2018

Democracy is in retreat globally and, some say, in the United States. Exacerbating the democratic backslide are authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China, which have increased both repression at home and efforts to export instability abroad. On the home front, indifference toward democratic principles is escalating, as America retreats from a historic commitment to democracy promotion.
“Freedom in the World 2018” — the latest edition of Freedom House’s country-by-country survey of political rights and civil liberties — details the extent of the democratic recession and concludes that 2017 was the 12th consecutive year of decline in global freedom.

Πηγή: aei.org