Artist Lisa Schoefer travels throughout Europe, brush and canvas in hand, to paint buildings and places that bore witness to the EU’s democratic development. The UK reportedly demands access to ...

The biggest change came from Bangladesh, which dropped 25 places. Rebuilding democracy there will be an enormous task after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longtime autocratic ruler.

This is a large assumption. A commitment to the institution of a functional democracy entails a great deal more than building a structure and holding elections, whether free and fair. Indeed ...