Democracy 2024: The Year of Living Dangerously

More than 50 countries and half the planet's population will be electing new leaders in the coming year. But with authoritarianism rising across the globe, lots is now at stake

Every new year seems to begin with so much hope and so many promises of a new start. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the world of politics, where more than 50

countries, and half the planet’s population, are set to elect leaders who will set the tone for the rest of the decade. But with authoritarianism on the rise, and the climate crisis nearly at a boiling point, there couldn’t be more at stake.