On Monday 11th, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) published their yearly report on the state of democracy in the world. IDEA is an Institute that works to protect democracy, and this year's report turned in troubling results: off the top, it states that half of all countries saw declines in democracy over the past five years. The report was presented here in Madrid by IDEA's Secretary General, Kevin Casas. We spoke with him about the growing trends and challenges faced by democracy now and in the upcoming year.