Partnerships for democratic change – DIPD Annual Report 2021–2022
After years of optimism and democratic blossoming, the iron fist of autocracy is now prevailing again. In DIPD’s brand new annual report, we are taking stock of the past two years of engagement to strengthen democracy.
A wave of coup d’états has brought new uncertainty to the Sahel, which was already struggling to manage the growing implications of climate change, terrorism, and migration. The military also retook power in Myanmar and threw the careful progress towards multiparty democracy aside to wage war on its own population. A staggering 70% of the world’s population now lives in autocracies.
From a European perspective, these events proved to be a prelude to the re-emergence of war on European soil. As Putin ordered the invasion of neighbouring Ukraine on the 24th of February 2021, he also pushed aside 30 years of post-USSR diplomacy.
Against this gloomy backdrop, DIPD is launching its annual report, highlighting a new strategy with partnerships and learning in focus. With partnerships on four continents across the globe and new initiatives on the way, DIPD and its partners are determined to continue countering the democratic decline.
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