Riley Ittidecharchoti

In 2019, Hungary became the first country in the EU to lose its rating as a full-fledged democracy at the Freedom House. Ubiquitous corruption has diminished all sectors of society. Three specific …

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China’s single-party regime is in danger as Xi Jinping, the current president of China, seeks to return to the Mao era style of personalistic rule. Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong) was head of the Chinese …

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