Dominik SteigerMar 17

#USA #Autocratisation

“Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever in the country”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

The Guardian
Show threadDominik Steiger

V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026:

https://www.v-dem.net/documents/75/V-Dem_Institute_Democracy_Report_2026_lowres.pdf

Mar 17 at 12:17pmWeb
Show threadDominik SteigerMar 18

Autocratization in the USA:

"Under Trump’s presidency, the level of democracy in the USA has fallen back to the same level as in 1965."

"Electoral components of democracy, however, remain stable – for now."

https://www.v-dem.net/documents/75/V-Dem_Institute_Democracy_Report_2026_lowres.pdf