Freedom and Prosperity Center

📢 The Global Prosperity Forum on April 9 is less than 3 weeks away! Register and explore discussion topics and confirmed speakers ⬇️ t.ly/N6Mwo

📽️ WATCH | After elections in Nepal on March 5, Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to argue that the new government must prioritize reducing corruption and creating jobs for young people. Explore the #FPIndexes data ➡️ t.ly/hLffV

🇮🇹 ranks 29/164 on the #FreedomIndex and 30/164 on the #ProsperityIndex. As the country heads to the polls, this chapter looks beyond the surface of Italy’s consistently high rankings over the past 30 years—examining both successful and stalled reforms, and what is at stake in this vote. Read the chapter ➡️ t.ly/tmb1D

Italy 🇮🇹 will hold a constitutional referendum on March 22–23 on proposed judicial reforms that could significantly reshape the balance of powers, writes Massimo Morelli, Professor at @Unibocconii in the Italy chapter of our 2026 Atlas of Freedom and Prosperity. Read the chapter ➡️ t.ly/tmb1D 2026 Atlas➡️t.ly/73ds0

🇧🇯 ranks 99/164 on the #FreedomIndex and 138/164 on the #ProsperityIndex. The chapter underscores that restoring political openness must be paired with building capable public institutions, accountable political parties, and a professional state—so that democratic competition can translate into effective policy and long-term prosperity. Read the chapter➡️t.ly/kDGbQ2026 Atlas➡️t.ly/73ds0

🇧🇯 Benin has experienced a sharp decline in political rights following President Talon’s 2016 election and subsequent democratic backsliding, writes @YabiGilles, CEO and founder of @WATHI_ThinkTank, in the Benin chapter of our 2026 Atlas of Freedom and Prosperity. Read the chapter➡️t.ly/kDGbQ 2026 Atlas➡️t.ly/73ds0

🌎 REGISTER NOW FOR THE GLOBAL PROSPERITY FORUM! 📅 Thursday April 9, 9:00am to 6:00pm 📍 Atlantic Council headquarters, Washington DC Discussion themes include development finance, democracy, and more. Register and explore confirmed speakers ⬇️ t.ly/N6Mwo

🗓️ March 5 | 🕒 3:00 p.m. ET Join us and @wfpg for the annual International Women's Day Forum as we explore how women are shaping the future global order, and highlight the imperative role women play in addressing the world’s threats. Register ➡️ bit.ly/4b1vEXC

🌍 📽️ WATCH | Nina Dannaoui-Johnson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to examine global trends in minority rights, with a close look at how things have changed since the onset of COVID-19. Explore the #FPIndexes data ➡️ t.ly/hLffV

The Philippines ranks 90/164 on the #FreedomIndex and 99/164 on the #ProsperityIndex. The chapter shows how concentrated executive power and clan-based politics have made freedom highly sensitive to leadership changes, even as incomes, health, and education improved. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/f0qcu

Despite decades of steady growth, the Philippines shows how prosperity alone does not guarantee stable protections of rights, writes @cesicruz, Associate Professor at @UMich, in the Philippines chapter of our 2026 Atlas of Freedom and Prosperity. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/f0qcu 2026 Atlas ➡️ t.ly/73ds0 #FPIndexes #FPAtlas2026

Tunisia ranks 102/164 on the #FreedomIndex and 75/164 on the #ProsperityIndex. The chapter traces how a stagnant economy and insufficient reform deepened disillusionment and contributed to democratic backsliding after 2021. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/cmLHv

Fifteen years after the 2011 revolution, Tunisia’s experience shows that political freedom alone cannot sustain democratic transitions, writes @Ameni_Meh, Assistant Professor at @williamandmary, in the Tunisia chapter of our 2026 Atlas of Freedom and Prosperity. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/cmLHv 2026 Atlas ➡️ t.ly/73ds0 #FPIndexes #FPAtlas2026

Syria ranks 161/164 on the #FreedomIndex and 120/164 on the #ProsperityIndex. The chapter outlines guidelines and priorities for advancing meaningful legal, economic, and political reforms. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/A6GKX

One year after the fall of Assad regime, Syria’s transition is entering a more demanding phase, writes @IbrahimAlAssil, senior research fellow at Harvard University's Middle East Initiative, in the Syria chapter of our 2026 Atlas of Freedom and Prosperity. Read the full chapter ➡️ t.ly/A6GKX 2026 Atlas➡️t.ly/73ds0 #FPIndexes #FPAtlas2026

🇨🇷 📽️ WATCH | Addressing economic inequality should be a top priority for Costa Rica's newly elected president Laura Fernandez. Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to make the case. Explore more #FPIndexes data ➡️ t.ly/hLffV

"If there has to be a solution for the Sino-Tibet conflict peacefully through the Middle Way, then it can come only from China. It cannot come from anywhere else, not from the United States, not from NATO, not from India." Last Tuesday, with coordination by nonresident senior fellow Peter Arvo, our Center hosted Tibetan democracy (in exile): Religious freedom and political empowerment, featuring President (Sikyong) Penpa Tsering of the @CentralTibet. See the full event here ➡️ t.ly/ciKqy

📢 📑 NEW REPORT! Local approaches to development are more effective at creating resilient societies and durable progress in fragile states, argue Dr. Elton Skendaj, Peter Mandaville, and Ibrahima Bokoum. Click here to read the full piece ⬇️ t.ly/qXYvP