Democracy Index 2015: Democracy in an age of anxiety
The fearful era in which we live is not conducive to defending democratic standards or extending democracy's reach across the globe. The latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index reflects the situation in 2015, a year in which democracy was tested in the face of war, terrorism, mass migration and other crises, and, in some cases, suffered serious setbacks. In our age of anxiety, the first casualty of fear and insecurity is often freedom.
The Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide. Almost one-half of the worlds countries can be considered to be democracies, but, in our index, the number of full democracies is low, at only 20 countries.
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Democracy Index 2015: Democracy in an age of anxiety
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