On July 15, 2016, an event occurred in Turkey that rarely occurs in mature democracies. The Turkish armed forces initiated a coup d’état against Turkish governmental institutions, namely Turkish …
Bibi, Bribes, and Backslide: Erosion of Israeli Democracy under Netanyahu by Noga Tour @ UCLA
Pink champagne and fine cigars abound at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home. What does this luxurious lifestyle have to do with the state of Israel’s democracy? Quite a bit, …
Democracy to Dictatorship: Venezuela on the Brink under Maduro by Donovan Williams @ University of California, Los Angeles.
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s former President now deceased, left the nation in a good condition. The economy was thriving, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) doubled, unemployment and poverty rates dropped …
Hungary Slips into the Shadows
In central Europe there have recently been some alarming events that perfectly portray symptoms of democratic erosion, caused by the mechanism of populism. Other than the gradual decline in the …
Instability and Death of Democracy in Venezuela by Julio Chavez @ University of California, Los Angeles
The death of Democracy in Venezuela has been slow but nonetheless there. Under President Maduro, democracy in Venezuela is close to nonexistent, and with it, the rights of the people. It is surprising …
Path to Venezuelan Failure Paved By Chavez, walked by Maduro by Leonard Cisneros @ UCLA
After Hugo Chavez passed the gauntlet to Nicolas Maduro back in 2013 in seemed that Maduro lead the country into an economic collapse; however, the failure of Maduro’s regime was not initiated by him, …
“South Korea, the Timely Greenhouse for Populism” by Jaeyoon Min @UCLA
When the candlelight vigil had finally led to the impeachment of South Korea’s 18th president, Park Geun-hye, its people staged to the world that their democracy prevails. However, the 2016 Park …
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Italy First? A Big Win for Populism in Italy by Anais Lopez @ University of California, Los Angeles
Last year, Luigi Di Maio, leader of the Five-Star Movement (M5S), a far-right populist party in Italy, stated, “The only possibility for the other parties is to support a Five Star government. We are …