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The United States has joined an annual list of "backsliding" democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday, pointing to a "visible deterioration" it said began in 2019.
About 160 countries are divided into three groups: democracies, including "backsliding" democracies, "hybrid" governments, and authoritarian regimes.
Fear has come to pass. for the first time ever the us has been added to an annual list of so—called backsliding democracies according to the international idea thinktank. it says the visible deterioration began in 2019. and looking at the bigger picture the number of backsliding democracies globally has doubled in the past decade accounting for a quarter of the world s population. what to make of the claims? kevin casas—zamora is international idea's secretary general and joins me now from brussels. what is your definition of what a box writing democracy is? a backsliding democracy is one ...