South Korean military is witnessing a significant transformation as its size has decreased by 20% over the past six years. This reduction is predominantly attributed to a continuing decline in the male population, raising concerns about national defense capabilities
"We see a large number of countries where the rule of law continues to decline,
most notably in Italy, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary,
of course. The reason behind this is because the EU is not strong enough in its responses to rule of law decline"
The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms