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On September 26th, 2021, Germany held an election which was unlike any other in the country’s last sixteen years. Angela Merkel is retiring after an overwhelmingly successful career that has shaped …
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Two years have passed since Nayib Bukele was elected El Salvador’s 43rd president. He has since made quite an impact on his country. He has drastically changed the way the rest of the world sees El …
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Ethiopia is descending further into chaos as citizens of Tigrayan descent are being forced into detention centers. To identify them, the police are relying on surnames, driver's licenses, …
As the Polish government cracks down on foreign media influence, critics question if it is simply an attempt to silence divergent opinions. On August 11th, Poland’s lower house approved a bill …
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With the midterm elections a year away, battles over redistricting are happening all over the United States, including in Texas. There, Republicans have forged their political agendas through …
Until very recently, Tunisia was hailed as a model of democratic progress, achieving a Global Freedom Score of 71 out of 100 on the Freedom House indicator (1). Yet, this democratic progress is now …
Is the death of Jovenel Moise the last straw in Haiti’s long democratic erosion? Following the assassination of Jovenel Moise and a contentious election fast approaching, democracy in …
Efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election are still underway, almost a full year after the election. Politicians in Republican states have now taken to subpoenaing voter …
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