🇸🇮 Democratic governance in Slovenia slightly improved in 2023 due to efforts to increase the editorial and institutional independence of the public broadcaster. Learn more from our 2024 #NationsInTransit report: freedomhouse.org/country/sloven…

Autocrats cannot be allowed to benefit from the democratic order while also exempting themselves from intl law. #NationsInTransit 2024 emphasizes why ensuring accountability for abuses & protecting HRDs should be priorities for the region's democracies: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Across the #NationsInTransit region, authoritarian aggression has galvanized the political will to undertake democratic reforms & join democracy-based organizations. Our 2024 report spotlights how the EU can ensure such desires result in genuine progress: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

In addition to defending the international world order from emboldened autocrats, democratic governments must foster democratic renewal within the region. Our 2024 #NationsInTransit report outlines a few key initiatives for EU member states to undertake: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

🇺🇦 The future of European democracy and security is inextricably linked to Ukraine's fate. For the second year, our top #NationsInTransit policy recommendation is to unwaveringly support Ukrainian democracy and the country's defense efforts. More: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

European democracies were caught woefully unprepared for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. #NationsInTransit argues that, in 2024 and beyond, these democracies need to embrace a long-neglected yet essential tool for defending democracy: hard power. freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

For the first time in many years, Kosovo records no progress in @freedomhouse #NationsinTransit report. Report also says Kurti government capturing key police position is concerning and casts doubts about his commitment on combating government corruption: freedomhouse.org/country/kosovo…

The #NationsInTransit region is at a frightening geopolitical crossroads. If democracies do not rally to stand firm against authoritarian violence and offer guidance to reform-minded govts, they risk a region reordered by autocracy. View our full recs: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

The Kremlin has played a pivotal role in the #NationsInTransit region’s geopolitical restructuring. It’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine directly challenged the bedrock of international order. More from our report: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Azerbaijan has enjoyed relative impunity for its violent conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh. The world’s democracies must show there are consequences for such atrocities, lest they empower Eurasia's emerging autocratic order. More from #NationsInTransit 2024: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Indecision and inaction—whether regarding defending Ukraine or protecting democracy outside of Europe—will only raise the cost of countering authoritarianism in the future. #NationsInTransit offers perspective on how to reinvigorate democracy in 2024. freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Escalating repression by established antidemocratic regimes is driving broader democratic decline in @freedomhouse's #NationsInTransit's 29-country region. 10 countries' Democracy Scores declined, offsetting modest improvements by five others. More: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Escalating repression by established antidemocratic regimes is driving broader democratic decline in @freedomhouse's #NationsInTransit's 29-country region. 10 countries' Democracy Scores declined, offsetting modest improvements by five others. More: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Democratic governance spanning from Central Europe to Central Asia has declined for two decades, says @freedomhouse's 2024 #NationsInTransit report. Opposition International argues a major reason is legal harassment of Opposition. Read their report: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Autocrats throughout the #NationsInTransit region are increasingly cooperating with one another, empowering each other’s abusive and kleptocratic misrule. FH's @smeltzermj spotlights the dire consequences that this regional reordering has for democracy and human rights.

Transitional Hybrid Regimes make up the largest and most institutionally diverse category of countries in @freedomhouse #NationsinTransit 2024. Over the last 5 years, these 11 countries are reordering in three directions.

According to #NationsInTransit, Hybrid Regimes are increasingly diverging along different paths. Which of the below is NOT one of the three descriptive subcategories we use in our report? Visit our website or check our most recent posts for the answer: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Democracies are beginning to wake up to the long-term challenges that autocracies pose to global norms and security—but the time for unified democratic leadership is now. #NationsInTransit 2024 highlights what's at stake: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

Not only have several Eurasian states resisted the post-Cold War wave of democratization—they have actively worked to thwart democracy beyond their borders. #NationsInTransit 2024 outlines the threat posed by Eurasian autocrats' reimagined world order. freedomhouse.org/report/nations…