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Some good news by @CIVICUSMonitor, thank you for portraying civil society successes! We need that at the end of this year ...

Such a pleasure and privilege to discuss democracy erosion and the measurement of governance quality with @jduch, Minister of European Union and Foreign Action of Catalonia and Clara Bassols, Director of @FBertelsmann. Moltes gràcies!

Will Hungary's EU Council presidency come to a calm end, or should we expect a noisy exit similar to the tumultuous entry with its “peace mission”? On our BTI blog, @tamas_matura says that could happen, as Orbán may feel emboldened by Trump's victory. blog.bti-project.org/2024/11/22/mak…

On decency and democracy @perfilcom 👍👍 @Fontevecchia says "Trump's and Milei's bad manners are not an aesthetic problem but a renunciation of civil peace" 👉perfil.com/noticias/colum… while @GabrielSalvia reminds us of the decency of the velvet revolution. perfil.com/noticias/colum…

📅#Elections in November 2024 👇 The slides below highlight the different political contexts as well as interesting aspects about the 3 upcoming elections in BTI-analyzed countries this month. @BertelsmannSt #BTI2024

Larry Bartels @ForeignAffairs primarily blames political elites for populist surge. Their mismanagement fosters discontent, their clinging to power provokes anti-elitism, they promote illiberal notions or "concede more than they must or should." Inspiring! foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Democracy dismantled: Nate Grubman @JoDemocracy offers a disturbing account of the leeway a law professor turned dictator has to undermine the rule of law when, in deeply divided #Tunisia, stability for many is more important than political freedoms. journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

In this piece,I discuss Nigeria’s economic crisis & the need for a rights-based approach to key policies, including the removal of fuel subsidies without adequate compensatory measures,contributing to the worst cost of living crisis in decades.@bti_project blog.bti-project.org/2024/10/23/hop…

Our colleague @MiriamKosmehl on what's at stake in the upcoming elections in #Georgia. 👇

Nigeria's increasing divide beteween the government and the populace In our new #BTI blog article, our author @aniewang from Human Rights Watch voices her opinion on the economic reforms affecting the livelihood of many Nigerians. blog.bti-project.org/2024/10/23/hop… @BertelsmannSt #BTI2024

BRICS - Economic Titan or Fragile Alliance? 🔎 Today, the annual BRICS Summit in Kazan commences. Our author and BTI Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Dr. Hans-Joachim Spanger discusses this and more in our new #BTI blog blog.bti-project.org/2024/10/18/lon…

Why does #Pakistan struggle for change, while in #SriLanka and #Bangladesh protests are igniting it? Read our new #BTIBlog article on the comparison of anti-regime movements in those three countries. blog.bti-project.org/2024/10/11/pro…

Te compartimos entrevista a Hauke Hartmann, editor del @bti_project y quien nos acaba de visitar en Buenos Aires para presentar la edición 2024 del Bertelsmann Transformation Index infobae.com/america/mundo/…

Kenya seeks to mediate in the on-going economic and political crisis in South Sudan. Read the detailed analysis via the following link crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-af… via @crisisgroup #BTI2024 #SouthSudan #Kenya

Which path to take? Moldova making important decisions at the ballot box. Here is a recommendation for an insightful article by V. Soloviev ips-journal.eu/topics/democra… via @ips_journal

Thoughtful piece by @marc_saxer @FESinAsia on shifting development pathways in age of geopolitical competition. New models challenge status quo, so "countries where elites have captured the state for their own benefit often lag in the development race."👏 ips-journal.eu/topics/economy…

📉 El colapso de Venezuela según el BTI 📉 🇻🇪 Desde que asumió #NicolásMaduro la presidencia, el @bti_project no solo atestiguó la transformación fallida de #Venezuela en términos políticos y económicos, sino también el retroceso de categoría, de ser una "autocracia moderada" a una "autocracia de línea dura". ⚠ En el BTI 2016 a 2024, el país ha sufrido caídas significativas en todos los criterios políticos evaluados, con algunos de los descensos más drásticos en los indicadores: Elecciones libres y justas (-4) Derechos civiles (-2) Administración básica (-2) 🔻 Ningún indicador de transformación política ha mostrado una mejora positiva. El único punto a favor: Venezuela no se clasifica como un Estado fallido, manteniendo su identidad de Estado y laicismo.

Good, comprehensive information on Central, Eastern, Southeastern Europe is provided by @_EmergingEurope. One example: economic overview of #Slovakia with ref. to #BTI2024. See also: excellent analysis of SVK after EU-elections👉 shorturl.at/LGGvZ emerging-europe.com/analysis/econo…

Most competitive elections in its historys are up in #Botswana in October. In our BTI-Blog, Ved Pant @harvardirc @HarvardIR holds that inequality, economic turbulence and a political feud are divisive issues that could end the 57-year-old rule of the BDP. blog.bti-project.org/2024/08/29/a-b…