# US democratic decline threatens global rule of law, report warns

https://mins.news/en/item/59547

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/us-democratic-decline-threatens-global-rule-of-law-report-warns?traffic_source=rss

> A new International IDEA report says nearly half of the indicators used to assess US democracy have fallen to 50-year lows. It calls the United States the most prominent example and accelerator of global democratic decline, warning that erosion under Donald Trump is weakening the rule of law, alliances and multilateral cooperation worldwide.

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