Europe and the United States face many external threats, yet the biggest one may lie within. Strategic Europe’s editor in chief reflects on the lessons of 2024 and examines how transatlantic partners can secure their future.

The case of Georgia illuminates how pluralistic values and civic mobilization can serve as primary sources of resilience, even when formal institutional safeguards falter. Georgia’s experience shows that democratic culture can deepen even as autocratization advances.

With a rich pre-Soviet civic history, Georgia was most recently the U.S.-supported democratic trailblazer in the South Caucasus—and yet it now faces significant setbacks. What went wrong?

The recent vote offers lessons for Accra and other middle-aged democracies.

What can the elections of 2024 tell us about the state of democracy worldwide? Sophia Besch sits down with Thomas Carothers to unpack key theories and narratives shaping our understanding of this pivotal election year.

The disparate cases and hard questions of interpretation underline the need for nuance.