DEMOCRACY PULSE: FIVE YEARS AFTER ONSET OF COVID, GLOBAL POLITICAL FREEDOM KEEPS DECLINING - The World Health Organization officially declared COVID a global pandemic on March 13, 2020. Just over five years since this declaration, Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to examine ...

Celebrated on April 7, World Health Day calls attention to the importance of improving global health standards and the critical work that health workers do in every corner of the globe. With foreign aid now being reevaluated, Nina Dannaoui uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to examine health...

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: AN INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH - FEATURING:
Scott Appleby, Founding Dean and Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs, Keough School of Global Affairs; Research Fellow, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, University o...

UNCERTAINTY AND UPHEAVAL: THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA - FEATURING: Sary Levy-Carciente, Research Scientist, Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, Florida International University

Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Director, Latin America Initiative, Center for Global Developmen...

ADVANCING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT BY EMPOWERING WOMEN - FEATURING: Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Ann Hudock, President and CEO, Counterpart International

Sophie Sirtaine, CEO, Consultati...

KEY DEMOCRACY CHALLENGES GLOBALLY FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - FEATURING: Frances Brown, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs, White House National Security Council

Johanna Kao,...

LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION: THE 2025 AGENDA FOR ADVANCING GLOBAL PROSPERITY - FEATURING:
Amanda Glassman, Executive Advisor to the President, Inter-American Development Bank

Michael J. Nyenhuis, President and CEO, UNICEF USA

Damon Wilson, President and CEO, National Endowment for Democracy

Andrew...

THE STATE OF FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY AROUND THE WORLD -FEATURING: Joseph Lemoine, Senior Director, Freedom and Prosperity Center, Atlantic Council

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 03/19/24

OPENING REMARKS FOR THE GLOBAL PROSPERITY FORUM - The interplay of geopolitical forces and domestic governance highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of the factors driving global prosperity and economic development. Rigorous empirical analysis and interdisciplinary insights are nee...

With Germany's Christian Democratic Union party topping the polls in the national elections on Februrary 23, Friedrich Merz is in line to become the country's next chancellor. Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to breaks down the challenges he will face while promoting his fre...

DEMOCRACY PULSE: CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF EXPANDING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - Celebrated on March 8, International Women's Day highlights the vital role women play in driving economic growth, innovation, and social progress around the world. With a focus on regions where women have histo...

It has been just over five years since Brexit became official and nearly eight years since negotiations between the United Kingdom and European Union began. With January 31 formally marking the five-year anniversary of Brexit, Will Mortenson uses the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to examine Brex...

DEMOCRACY PULSE: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE HIGHLIGHTS REDUCED INCOME INEQUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA - Securing equal access to economic opportunity is a critical piece of creating just societies across the world. In recognition of International Day of Social Justice being celebrated on Feb...

On October 10, the Freedom and Prosperity Center hosted an exclusive policy dialogue in Harare, Zimbabwe as part of the inaugural Women for Prosperity conference.

Over 100 representatives from government, the private sector, think tanks, NGOs, and civil society attended the event, which focused ...

John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress has won Ghana's election, and is set to return to the Presidency in 2024 after his first term from 2012-2017. As he prepares to address the country's economic crisis, James Storen examines trends in both Ghana's economic and political freedom.

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November 16 marks International Day for Tolerance, promoting respect and appreciation for human rights of all individuals and social groups. Nina Dannaoui breaks down both global and regional trends in the minorities indicator in the Prosperity Index, which measures discrimination against minorit...

On October 9, the Freedom and Prosperity Center launched the Women for Prosperity project by hosting the Empower Your Entrepreneurial Journey conference in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Over 100 emerging women entrepreneurs attended the conference, which featured training sessions led by accomplished busi...

After increases in the 1990s and 2000s, political freedom across the globe has been on the decline since 2013. Political rights and civil liberties have seen especially sharp drops in the past decade.

Freedom and Prosperity Center Deputy Director Nina Dannaoui breaks down the global freedom num...

Both China and Russia have both hit lows in freedom according to the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes. For the first time in our data's 29 year history, Russia has fallen below China.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 06/28/24

After increases in the 1990s and 2000s, political freedom across the globe has been on the decline since 2013. Political rights and civil liberties have seen especially sharp drops in the past decade.

Freedom and Prosperity Center Deputy Director Nina Dannaoui breaks down the global freedom num...

Prosperity worldwide has struggled to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the US has experienced a prosperity decline for an entire decade. The US still remains in the highest category of prosperity in the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, but is struggling to progress compared to other cou...

As Paul Kagame prepares to be inaugurated for his fourth term on October 11, he extends a presidency that has lasted since 2000. Rwanda has increased significantly in prosperity, economic freedom, and rule of law under his tenure, but struggles in political freedom.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 08/09/24

As we honor aid workers and those they serve on World Humanitarian Day, it is important to consider the role security and civil liberties play in ensuring aid is safely delivered to those who need it. In the latest episode of "Democracy Pulse," Nina Dannaoui of the Freedom and Prosperity Center b...

Mexico has just elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president in a landslide victory, and she will take office on October 1. As she prepares to become the country's next leader, attention will focus on separation of powers and strengthening political freedom.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 06/11/24