Across the bucolic Hungarian countryside, in cities and villages both large and small, massive billboards and signs dot the landscape. Upon closer inspection, these signs are covered in xenophobic …
Germany Begins Discussions Entering a New Era of Worldwide Democracy
The Futures Forum On November 3, 2022, Germany hosted the inaugural Futures Forum in Muenster. The U.S. took part in the forum as part of a joint effort agreed upon in July 2021 by President Biden …
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How Populism Let the Political Wing of a Terrorist Organization Win in Northern Ireland
In May 2022, Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland’s largest nationalist party, won the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly, marking the first time a nationalist party in support of a reunited Ireland …
Doomed From the Start (a Study of National Unity in Serbia)
In 2017, Serbian democracy officially reverted to authoritarianism. This comes after the constitution written in 2006 at Serbia’s establishment as an independent state began eroding in 2013. The …
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Conflict in Romania’s Double-Executive Government Shows Potential Signs of Democratic Backsliding
Prior to the EU summit in June 2012, the Romanian prime minister, Victor Ponta, disregarded a ruling by the Romanian Constitutional Court, which declared the president had the authority to choose who …
Right Wing Populism in Spain: How the VOX Party Serves as an International Threat to Climate Change
VOX, a right-wing populism party in Spain, is renowned for its denial of global warming. Experts believe this is the reason for its political success as the party was established in 2013 with …
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: Peacemaker or Authoritarian?
On November 3rd, 2022 the Tigray war in Ethiopia came to a cease fire. Both sides, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian federal government, agreed to permanently stop the …
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Will South Korea Become the Next Victim of Democratic Erosion?
South Korea is still extremely young in its democracy compared to the rest of the developed world, becoming a democracy post Korean War around 1950. Nonetheless, the inexperience in regard to …
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