Monthly archive · through August 2026

Track the warning over time.

Each month remains independently readable. August is the current live warning; July and earlier months are preserved as historical records.

Democracy Redline monthly score trajectory from May 2025 through August 2026

Monthly record

Current live analysis

August 2026 · 9.6 / 10

Direction: +0.2Status: Deep Red ZoneLive month

Election machinery, intelligence, justice accountability, and information controls converged before the midterms.

Deep Red Zone
Prior published analysis

July 2026 · 9.4 / 10

Direction: +0.2Status: Deep Red ZoneArchived month

Election administration, press freedom, agency independence, DOJ compliance, and war-powers accountability came under simultaneous pressure.

Deep Red Zone
Prior published analysis

June 2026 · 9.2 / 10

Direction: +0.1Status: Red ZoneArchived month

June deepened the Red Zone through election, due-process, coercive-power, and military-intelligence pressure.

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Prior published analysis

May 2026 · 9.1 / 10

May confirmed the Red Zone warning.

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Threshold month

April 2026 · 9.0 / 10

First published Red Zone entry.

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