The Democracy Playbook Initiative

The Democracy Playbook Initiative at Brookings provides actionable steps for democratic actors in the U.S. and globally to strengthen democratic institutions and resist illiberal forces.

Protesters call for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in front of National Assembly on Dec. 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

Democracy, Conflict, & Governance From martial law to democratic renewal in South Korea

Andrew Yeo, Hanna Foreman

June 23, 2026

A mail ballot drop box is seen at a polling station on November 4, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

Campaigns & Elections Trump’s new elections executive order and what it would mean for voters

Samara Angel, Jonathan Katz

May 14, 2026

U.S. Government & Politics Inside the next Democracy Playbook: Strategies for global democratic U-turns

Norman Eisen, Fred Dews

December 1, 2025

A poll worker places a mail-in ballot envelope into an official ballot drop box during the California gubernatorial recall election in San Diego in September 2021.

Campaigns & Elections Mail voting in the US: Data points to very low fraud and significant benefits to voters

Samara Angel, Jonathan Katz, Randi Wright

November 6, 2025

People participate in a peaceful memorial for George Floyd at Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn, New York, NY on June 4, 2020.

U.S. Democracy Democracy Playbook 2025

Norman Eisen, Jonathan Katz

January 17, 2025

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