There is a reason the U.S. State Department and organizations like the Carter Center routinely send teams of American observers to fledgling democracies all over the world: they recognize that ...

When you hear the phrase "election observer," your first thought might go to the people who go to developing — or failing — democracies in order to make sure everything goes smoothly. In reality, ...

Only a small fraction of the international election observers that were supposed to be sent to the U.S. to monitor November's election are actually coming. The Organization for Security and ...