The European Commission has unveiled the European Democracy Shield (EDS) as a sweeping initiative it claims will protect EU democracies from foreign interference, disinformation, and hybrid threats.

Australia has a window of opportunity in the current socio-political context to deepen its democratic commitments. If it ...

Europe’s political elites say democracy is under threat. Their solution? Put Brussels in charge of policing political speech.

One of my readers, Arthur - who once served as vice chair of a political committee in Maryland - wrote to me after reading one of my columns. He quoted Jimi Hendrix: "There must be some kind of way ...

Dear friends, thank you very much for inviting me here. Today, I want to share three messages with you all. My first message is that democracy is not just another ideology. Democracy is the system ...

Bashing the rich won't fix inequality - it simply gives power to elites who already control the agenda The wealthy fund candidates and causes across the political spectrum, enabling vastly different ...

A serious debate must be undertaken in Australia to amend our Constitution to include protection of free speech for all Australians.

As Nigeria marks nearly 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, it is important to reflect on one of the noblest pillars of democracy, freedom of speech. The right to freely express one's ...