On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are unconstitutional, and that, The woman’s comfort is not a reason for …
Virtual Civil Society Networks and the Milk Tea Alliance
As the world grows more interconnected through the proliferation of the internet, social media and other instant messaging technology will play an increased role in the fight against authoritarianism. …
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Democratic Erosion – El Salvador
El Salvador has always had challenges in becoming a democracy. El Salvador has a difficult past when it has come to becoming a democratic state. The country has been troubled with high rates of …
Digital Populism: The Risk of the New Political Outsider
When Donald Trump tweeted, the world listened. More than that, the world reacted. A new @realdonaldtrump Tweet represented an endless array of possibilities—would he announce a new policy? Refute the …
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Armenia’s Postwar Political Crisis
On February 25, 2021 several dozen Armenian army officers and senior military leaders issued a letter calling for the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and his cabinet, to resign. The move came in …
Civil Society and Democratic Decline: A Look at Poland
Poland was once seen as a model post-Soviet transition to democracy. Between 1989 and 2014, Poland built democratic institutions, joined the EU, NATO, and the OSCE, and experienced …
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