The profound impact that the Ancient Greek Council of 500, also known as the Boule, had on modern democracies is often ...

Framed within the world of myth and heroes, the Homeric societies of the Greek city-states in “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” ...

Few ideas have shaped the world more profoundly than democracy. It is a concept born in the dust of ancient city-states, refined through centuries of revolution and philosophical debate, and now ...

Democracy is in trouble here and abroad. According to the highly regarded World Values Survey data, most Americans under 60 do not consider it “absolutely essential” to live in a democracy. In fact, ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Democracies have to adjust to a changed world, but the challenge before them is to do so without losing their essential values. By Roger Cohen Reporting from Athens This article is from a special ...

Pope Francis speaks at a meeting with government authorities, civic leaders and the diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Athens, Greece, Dec. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) “Here democracy ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks Sunday, with partial official results showing it gaining a comfortable ...

IN MARCH, 1947, President Truman sent to Congress a special message urging that the United States help Greece “to become a self-supporting and self-respecting democracy.” The “Truman Doctrine” was ...

In 1967, Greece’s fragile democracy collapsed in a matter of hours. A group of military officers seized control, citing fear of communism and political instability. Tanks rolled through Athens while ...

When the Greek Revolution began in 1821, Thanassis Petsalis was only 19 years old. He studied law, became one of the best defense lawyers in postrevolutionary Greece, and in his late 60s served as the ...

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...