Global Freedom Continues to Decline, But May Be at a Turning Point Says New Report.

The gap narrows between those countries improving political rights and civil liberties and those in decline. This is good news for society and financial markets.

A new report released this week by Freedom House, the Washington-based non-profit, has found that global freedom continues to decline for the 17^th consecutive year, but that trend may now be at a turning point.

In contributing to the decline, the report says that “Moscow’s war of aggression in Ukraine, as well as coups and other attacks on democratic in…