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Kevin Casas-Zamora

Secretary general of IDEA International since 2019, member of the Inter-American Dialogue, and expert in democratic governance. He was vice president of Costa Rica, minister, senior official of the OAS and academic. Abogado, held degrees of Essex and Oxford.

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A new test for Brazil’s polarized democracy

Brazil’s elections will test the ability of a polarized democracy to safeguard electoral integrity and sustain public trust in its institutions.

The challenge of artificial intelligence for democracy

Artificial intelligence is already transforming democracy, and the great challenge is to ensure that it strengthens—rather than undermines—the integrity of electoral processes and democratic institutions.