Democracy

Peace & Justice Report

Our Key Insights: How Can Democracies Defend Themselves?

Nine key insights on developing strategies for safeguarding democratic systems and building alliances across pro-democracy movements around the world

Jul 27, 2026

Peace & Justice Feature

“Trump Is Not the Architect of Autocracy - He Is a Symptom”

Salzburg Global Fellow Stacey Abrams helped deliver electoral victories for Democrats in the U.S. state of Georgia. Now, she says, the party’s foremost fight must be for democracy.

Jul 20, 2026

General Opinion

Why We Need To Relearn the Art of Compromise

Salzburg Global Fellow Antonia Baumgartner argues that political compromise has become unpopular at precisely the moment we need it most

Jul 17, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

Making Democracy Deliver

Salzburg Global Fellow Berk Esen explains why today's democracies are increasingly eroded by elected leaders - and how responsive governance can rebuild trust and democratic resilience

Jul 09, 2026

Peace & Justice Feature

Defending Democracy Requires More Than Elections

Salzburg Global Fellow Stacey Abrams on the rise of authoritarianism, the importance of civic participation, and the lessons that democracies can learn from one another

Jul 01, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

The Battle for Liberal Democracy

Salzburg Global Fellow Eric Frey analyzes how the digital revolution has exposed vulnerabilities to polarization, disinformation, and anti-democratic movements

Jun 26, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

Tech-Patrimonialism: The Dictator's New Playbook

Salzburg Global Fellow Julia Ebner explains how AI-powered surveillance and propaganda are accelerating "tech-patrimonialism" by authoritarian leaders

Jun 23, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

The Pushback Era: Defending Democracy in an Age of Backsliding

Salzburg Global Fellow Javier Corrales on how citizens, coalitions, and institutions are learning to resist democratic backsliding

Jun 16, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

A Self-Critique of the International Pro-Democracy Field

Salzburg Global Fellow Jhanisse Vaca Daza argues that the pro-democracy field is systematically funding the wrong things - and that the most effective method for defeating authoritarian regimes continues to be strategic nonviolent collective action

Jun 12, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

Democracies Are Losing Their Civic Defenders

Salzburg Global Fellow Breza Race Maksimovic identifies the "most serious threat" to democracies as the gradual erosion of civic capacity

Jun 10, 2026

Peace & Justice Update

Welcoming the Second Cohort of the International Law Fellows Network

28 of the world’s rising legal leaders are coming together to safeguard the rule of law

Jun 09, 2026

Peace & Justice Opinion

The Savior of Democracy Will Be Citizen Action

Salzburg Global Fellow Jim Shultz outlines a blueprint for transforming civic anger into a strategic, protected, and sustained movement capable of resisting political repression

Jun 03, 2026