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Promoting U.S. Leadership

Freedom House believes that the United States has an essential part to play in the global struggle for liberty.

Freedom House believes that the United States, as the world’s most influential democracy, has an essential part to play in the global struggle for liberty. It has a unique capacity and a moral obligation to cultivate alliances with free nations and lend support to democracy advocates in authoritarian or transitional settings. Doing so ultimately protects the freedom, security, and prosperity of Americans by promoting stable democratic governance, preventing armed conflicts and failed states, and ensuring an international order based on human rights and the rule of law.

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Principles for Safeguarding US Democracy

The United States has a unique capacity and a moral obligation to cultivate alliances with free nations and lend support to democracy advocates in authoritarian or transitional settings.

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Policy Recommendations: Strengthening Democracy

Democracies should work to support their core principles at home and around the world. The following recommendations are intended to provide a framework for democratic countries as they pursue this goal.

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Freedom in the World 2020: United States Country Report

The United States is rated Free in Freedom in the World 2020.

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Freedom on the Net 2020: United States Country Report

The United States is rated Free in Freedom on the Net 2020. 

News & Perspectives:

Joe Biden accepts Freedom House award

In His Own Words: How Biden Can Revive Global Democracy

Perspectives

January 20, 2021

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United States: Freedom House Calls on Lawmakers to Accept the Presidential Election Result

Press release

January 4, 2021

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Ensuring Democracy Holds in Moldova

Perspectives

November 20, 2020

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United States: Leaders Must Put Democracy above Partisan Interests

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November 6, 2020

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United States: All Ballots Must Be Counted before Presidential Election Result Is Declared

Press release

November 4, 2020

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United States: Media Agency Removes Editorial Protection for Journalists at Publicly Funded Broadcasters

Press release

October 28, 2020

Freedom House in the Media:

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Biden’s Uphill Battle to Hold the Internet Together opens in new tab

December 23, 2020

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International Observers, Election Experts Are Worried About US Democracy opens in new tab

November 16, 2020

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Fighting Election Results, Trump Employs a New Weapon: The Government opens in new tab

November 16, 2020

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The Democracy Project

Even as Americans remain committed to the ideals of democracy, a majority see democracy in the United States as weak and getting weaker, according to a national survey jointly commissioned by Freedom House, the George W. Bush Institute, and the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. 

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