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Mayors Delivering Democracy Daily

As part of the Summit, together with the governments of the United States, Germany, and The Netherlands, the Global Parliament of Mayors, and the German Marshall Fund, the Wilson Center hosted a conversation about democratic innovation with mayors from the U.S. and around the world. This diverse group of mayors are leading action for global … Continued

Combating Corruption to Drive Democratic Renewal

On 6 December, the Brookings Institution, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Center for European Policy Analysis, the Transatlantic Democracy Working Group, the FACT Coalition, and the Leveraging Transparency to Reduce Corruption initiative co-hosted a seminar on the fight against corruption and its relationship to advancing democracy and addressing democratic backsliding globally.   A … Continued

The Summit for Democracy: A Transatlantic Readout

On 14 December 2021 the German Marshall Fund of the United States in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in France will gather three high-level experts to discuss their perspectives on and takeaways from the Summit. The discussion will also feature insights on various implications of a “values-based foreign policy” for transatlantic actors and general thoughts on the impact … Continued

Global Democracy Coalition Forum

A global multi-stakeholder coalition for democracy (Global Democracy Coalition) is gathering in a virtual forum to be held for 24 hours on 7 December 2021, convened by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). The purpose of the Global Democracy Coalition Forum is to galvanize a global conversation on democracy, as inputs to … Continued

Carnegie Connects: Democracy in Peril

Ahead of the Summit, analysts with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will discuss the state of democracy and the path forward from the Summit. Questions to discuss include whether the Summit can be successful given democracy’s global downturn, whether dividing dictatorships and democracies presents a useful paradigm, and if the US can continue to provide … Continued

Democracy Support in Hard Places: Can We Do Better?

In anticipation of the Summit, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on 3 December 2021 will take stock of lessons learned on international democracy support in conflict-affected contexts and discuss how to formulate a new playbook to assist democracies in fragile settings. Topics to discuss will include potentially overlapping goals of democracy support and mitigating conflict, and … Continued

Rethinking Democracy: Club de Madrid Annual Policy Dialogue

Between 18 and 20 October, Club de Madrid organised a series of Action Labs, and between 27 and 29 October, a number of high-level sessions. The event was organised in response to rising global authoritarianism, bringing together members from the Club de Madrid, with senior experts from government, academia, business and civil society from around … Continued

Towards a Summit for Democracy

On 23 April 2021, the Community of Democracies in cooperation with International IDEA and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) gathered high-level individuals from key democracy support organisations, who discussed the the current global state of democracy, how we can respond, and the potential outcomes and activities of a gathering for democracy. The event aimed to … Continued

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