Interns will have the opportunity to learn and/or strengthen a variety of research and analysis skills, such as conducting background research for and fact-checking articles, papers, and other publications (examples from past internship cycles include the 2025 Democracy Playbook and articles related to democracy resilience issues); drafting policy memos and fact sheets; assisting with data collection/entry; formatting citations, editing, and providing other general research support; building annotated bibliographies; compiling bios and developing topic syntheses/backgrounders in advance of stakeholder meetings; providing assistance with social media and event planning; developing questions for key informant interviews; preparing meeting transcripts and readouts; and assisting with other event logistics. The topic areas associated with this project include but are not limited to: Democracy resilience, anti-corruption, and security efforts, including legal and political accountability; open government, government ethics, and transparency, accountability, and participation (TAP) initiatives; and financial transparency, financial integrity, and financial inclusion initiatives.