Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He is co-founder of the European Democracy Hub and author of 17 books, most recently ‘Democratic Crossroads: Transformations in Twenty First-Century Politics’ (OUP, 2024).
In this panel, speakers will reflect on the ten years that have passed since the first edition of the International Democracy Day Brussels conference, a decade of democratic recession, receding civic space and media freedom, yet also of mass protest. They will reflect on EU international democracy support during this decade and on the role democracy support will play during the next Commission.