Live research site

Tracking democratic erosion with a score-based framework, category alerts, and source-grounded event analysis.

Open March Scorecard Read full March analysis

Current score

Composite democracy risk index

Previous score

February 2026 baseline

Velocity

Month-over-month acceleration

Status

Severe

Democratic erosion, still contestable

Critical events moving the score

This section highlights the strongest current drivers of score movement. It is designed to surface why the index moved, not just where it landed.

Current category snapshot

Category	Score

Summary judgment:
The current pattern is no longer about isolated headlines. The strongest pressure is now cross-system pressure: war powers, election access, oversight, and bureaucratic politicization are all moving together.

Redline tracker

Redlines are escalation indicators that materially change the level of democratic danger if credibly met.

Indicator	Status

Summary scorecard preview

Click the image to open the printable March 2026 PDF.