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A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria has said the country has a lot to learn at the second Summit for Democracy in the United States.   The summit to be held from March 28 to 30 is a discussion on the tensions between security, democracy and civil liberties, the costs and benefits of total defense/comprehensive security models.   It will be co-hosted by the United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia.  

Three far-right French MEPs are to stay on a European Parliament blacklist after losing a legal challenge.

On 31 January 2023, International IDEA and the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU jointly organized in Brussels a conference to launch the Recommendations Report on the EU’s External Democracy Action in a New Geopolitical Reality. Over 180 participants from civil society, EU institutions, and EU Member States and partner countries discussed how to defend and promote

As global democracy faces headwinds, EU should lead in new geopolitical reality STOCKHOLM — With democracy retreating in many parts of the world, the European Union must bolster its strategic autonomy and become a stronger geopolitical player, placing the democracy agenda more squarely at the heart of its strategic interests, according to a report prepared by the International

In a year dominated by the rhetoric of defending democracy, EU democracy support policies were adjusted in important ways to align with the new geopolitical context. However, the union also seemed to treat commitments in this area as second-order priorities compared to security.