Defend Democracy is an independent, nonpartisan, transatlantic NGO defending democracy against foreign, domestic and technological threats.

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) was founded in 2006 by an international group of experts on democratic governance and elections.

Recognizing a gap in a field that was dominated by big intergovernmental organisations and commercial consultancies, they decided to form a non-governmental, independent organisation that could analyse democratic developments and advise on constitutional and electoral frameworks quickly and flexibly.