70% of the World Population Lives Under Dictatorship: Democracy Report
Electoral autocracies are the most common regime type and harbor the largest share of the world population – 44% or 3.4 billion people. By RMN News Service The level of…
U.S. Issues Business Advisory for Couped Myanmar
The United States says it does not seek to curtail legitimate business and responsible investment in Burma. On February 1, 2021, Myanmar (formerly Burma) military overthrew the country’s democratically elected…
Transparency Releases 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index
Complacency in fighting corruption exacerbates human rights abuses and undermines democracy, setting off a vicious spiral. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on January 25 by Transparency International shows…
How the U.S. Plans to Protect Democracy and Combat Corruption
The White House announced the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, which represents the U.S. Government’s flagship efforts to bolster democracy worldwide. The U.S. Department of State has announced a range…
U.S. Fails to Understand That Sanctions Do Not Work in Belarus
The imposition of sanctions is a weak punishment, which is ignored by the authoritarian nations. By RMN News Service The U.S. administration and other world leaders are blindly imposing sanctions…
U.S. Announces Lead-up Events for the Summit for Democracy
The U.S. President Joe Biden will host a Summit for Democracy to reinforce the U.S. commitment to placing democracy and human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. will…