Land of the Free, Home of the… Silent? Democratic Backsliding in Trump’s America
At one point in the not-so-distant past, the words “democracy” and “America” were seemingly synonymous. Since the 2016 election, the American...
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Populism as Democratic Medicine: Reiwa Shinsengumi and Japan’s Political Apathy
Revisiting Japan’s Democratic Stagnation Populism is often portrayed as a toxin to democracy—an anti-pluralist, anti-institutional movement that...
How to Erode a Democracy: Hungary’s Illiberal Turn Under Orbán
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán turned Hungary from a hopeful post-communist democracy into the first “illiberal democracy” since taking office in...
Congress Party vs BJP
Members of the Congress Party have been charged with money laundering in connection to the National Herald case. Rahul and Sonia Gandhi,...
Trump vs The Judiciary: A Brief Spat or a Wider Issue?
In mid-March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This is despite the fact that Mr....
Marine Le Pen’s Conviction and the Erosion of Democracy in France
On the 31st March the leader of the French far-right party (The National Rally), Marine Le Pen, was banned from running in the 2027 presidential...
Senegal: Success or Failure?
Being known as one of the more stable democracies in Africa, with a ranking of 10th in regards to the democratic index for African countries in...
The Alien Enemies Act: Mass Deportation as a Pathway to Democratic Erosion
Trump’s notorious anti-immigration plans have remained ambitious during his second term in office, promising he “will launch the largest...
Executive Aggrandizement & Institutional Resistance: South Korea
On December 3rd, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on the basis that the “North Korean Communist forces” and...