As the EU accelerates the process of adding new member states, it also needs to rethink the relationship between enlargement and democracy. The union should develop a “Copenhagen plus” approach to encourage more comprehensive democratic reforms in candidate countries.

The growing number of governing experiments with radical-right parties could put Europe’s democratic institutions at risk.

Richard Youngs and Thomas Carothers discuss the future of the global democratic agenda and take stock of what Brussels and Washington can do to support it.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to some shifts in the European order, but EU governments and institutions remain in short-term crisis mode.

Ahead of the European elections, much commentary has focused on how the far right's success could undermine the EU's fundamental values. But Europe's democratic challenge goes beyond containing the far right.

The opening of EU accession talks marks an important milestone for Bosnia, where ethnic tensions run high. But progress on the EU track is no remedy for the chronic crisis besetting the country’s politics.