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While International IDEA does not have a dedicated country programme with knowledge, analysis and technical assistance on US democracy, as part of International IDEA’s global comparative analysis on democracy, we produce some comparative analysis on US democracy in a global comparative perspective. 

A highlight of these publications are provided on this page and more resources on our Data and Tools page.

Basic information

United States
Capital
Washington D.C.
Updates
Publications
Events

Updates

Photo of pins labelled 'Vote' by cottonbro studio.
April 03, 2025

Explainer: Executive Order ‘Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections’ from a global perspective
Image credit: Kayla Sawyer, Flickr, https://flic.kr/p/2gttfZ
March 26, 2025

Declaring a constitutional crisis is futile: The substance of democracy is what matters
Parliament in Ukraine. Credit: Shutterstock, photo contributor: Paparazzza.
February 24, 2025

Explainer: Conducting elections during war
November 07, 2024

International IDEA statement on the US Elections
Image Credit: Pexels by Mikail Nilov.
October 31, 2024

How the US stacks up against global voting by mail trends

Source: The National Guard
October 03, 2024

What Hurricane Helene might mean for voting in the 2024 presidential elections in the states most affected
Early voting sign. Credit: Douglas Rissing, iStock.
September 18, 2024

Early in-person voting in the United States and across the globe
July 14, 2024

Statement on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
December 02, 2022

The United States joins International IDEA as an Observer
Podcast Podcast
November 22, 2022

Peer-to-Peer: The impact of wildfires on US elections
Voters in Des Moines precincts 43, 61 and 62 cast their ballots at Roosevelt High School. Image credit: Phil Roeder@flickr
November 18, 2020

Trust in institutions, once gone, is hard to get back
Polls in USA
September 04, 2020

Elections monitor: U.S. elections fall short of global standards

Events

02
May 24
Embassy of Canada / 501 Pennyslvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20001

AI & Elections: Exploring the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence
WYDE event at 68CSW
14
Mar 24
United Nations HQ, Conference Room D

Launch of Women and Youth in Democracy (WYDE) | Advancing Women’s Political Participation and Decision Making
13
Dec 23
House of Sweden (2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007)

The Global State of Democracy: Presentation of International IDEA's 2023 Report
14
Dec 23
Online (Webex) and In-person (MC4-300)

Democratic Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Development Agenda
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Offices

Washington D.C.
Annika Silva-Leander
Head of North America and Permanent Observer of International IDEA to the United Nations
Annika Silva-Leander
New York (UN Office)
Annika Silva-Leander
Head of North America and Permanent Observer of International IDEA to the United Nations
Annika Silva-Leander
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