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On any given day, a third of U.S. Rule of Law Institute experts are deployed, deploying or returning from active conflict zones. They conduct training and research and provide analysis and resources to partners in conflict zones and in Washington D.C., working with government and civil society across the globe. They specialize in many of the world’s violent conflicts and in issues such as the role of religion, countering violent extremism, advancing rule of law, electoral violence, governance, peace processes and the use of technology in peace and conflict.

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World Justice Project: rule of law declined in over two-thirds of EU countries in 2025 2026 Liberties Rule of Law Report finds continued decline across EU justice systems and media freedom UN Security Council reaffirms rule of law as foundational to international cooperation European Commission's latest Rule of Law Report highlights persistent press freedom challenges Slovakia and Hungary recorded the sharpest rule of law declines among EU member states in 2025