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Dear John,
The data is clear: the best form of government for economic growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship is democracy.
Where there is robust rule of law, less corruption, and more rights and liberties, there is also a productive environment for private enterprise and investment. The opposite also holds true: where there is weak rule of law, high levels of corruption, and fewer rights and freedoms, there is more uncertainty, greater risk, and less economic prosperity in the long term.
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- Freedom House Awards 2025 Mark Palmer Prize to Miklós Haraszti: A Hungarian author, professor, and diplomat, Haraszti has dedicated his career to strengthening human rights and supporting democratic institutions worldwide. Read more.
- Foundations of Freedom—Civic Space: The erosion of civic space rarely comes with broad and public announcement. A key lesson for the United States is that the erosion of civic space is a process that includes steady tactics to curtail fundamental freedoms, often using security, anti-NGO, and foreign agent laws. Read the first edition of this new Freedom House series.
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Tracking Australia’s Responses to Transnational Repression
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Authoritarians continue to reach across the globe to silence dissent. Reforms are needed in Australia to bolster defenses against transnational repression.
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