This report examines the Caribbean’s growing role in the global illicit goods supply chain, with a focus on the flow of drugs to Europe. It maps the principal routes and trafficking methods, profiles the criminal actors driving...
Bangladesh is undergoing a complex political transition following the collapse of long-standing rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League-led government in August 2024. After parliamentary elections in...
At the end of September 2025, Madagascar entered a period of political turmoil that led to a political transition. The events began with the arrest of three city councillors on 19 September 2025, in front of the Senate building in...
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English (1.99 MB - PDF)Zimbabwe is, in principle, a constitutional democracy grounded in a progressive 2013 Constitution endorsed across the political spectrum. In practice, however, constitutional non‑compliance is widespread, civic space remains...
In 2025, Tanzania’s enabling environment for civil society continued to narrow across multiple dimensions, with fundamental freedoms increasingly constrained by arbitrary arrests, politically motivated prosecutions, and electoral...
Colombia continues to face pervasive and escalating violence that shows no sign of abating, with profound consequences for the enabling environment and the conditions necessary for democratic participation. Illegal armed groups...
Malaysia’s political landscape in 2025 was defined by a paradox of consolidation and compromise. Two years into its mandate, the Unity Government, led by Prime Minister (PM) Anwar Ibrahim, has traded its initial platform of...
After eight years under one-party rule, Mongolia amended its Constitution (See Clause 20 and 21) in 2023, laying the ground for representation of more parties in the Parliament. Despite the result of the 2024 Parliamentary...
Israel is a democratic state with an active and vibrant civil society. It is currently experiencing a continuous narrowing of democratic space including gradual erosion of the freedom of action of civil society organisations and...
