US democratic decline threatens global rule of law, report warns

Nearly half of US democracy indicators hit 50-year lows, accelerating global stability decline, warns new IDEA study.The United States is accelerating the global weakening of the rule of law, according to a new report that found nearly half of the indicators used to measure American democracy have fallen to their lowest levels in 50 years.In the report released on Tuesday, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) describes the US as the “most prominent example and accelerator” of the trend, warning that its democratic erosion is having consequences far beyond the country’s borders.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeawayslist 2 of 4Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s declinelist 3 of 4What the US militarisation of Latin America could look likelist 4 of 4Who is Trump trying to exclude from 2030 US census and why does it matter?end of list“President Donald Trump quickly amassed power in the executive branch and wielded it to further a narrow set of personal goals and pursue retaliation against perceived enemies,” the report stated. “In that environment, which is m...