The Venezuelan regime has essentially run out of vocal supporters in the international scene. A decade ago, several prominent public figures and politicians praised and defended the Chavez regime as …
Twitter as a Populist Platform
It’s 2019 and President Donald Trump’s twitter antics have become an accepted norm of life. Gone are the days of amicable tweets depicting diplomats shaking hands in foreign countries. Instead, …
William Barr as AG – just another step in stealth authoritarianism by Guilherme Soares
William Barr began his second term as Attorney General of the United States on February 14th, 2019. His nomination and confirmation came during the already tumultuous Special Counsel investigation …
“They Can’t Kill Us All” – Press Freedom in Hong Kong, the Threatened Democratic Harbor by Josie Lui
Two decades after the handover in 1997, many have observed the rapid decline of press freedom in Hong Kong, especially since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s took office in 2013.[1] After the …
Ballot Restrictions and Gatekeeping by Justin Saint-Loubert-Bie
Illinois recently joined more than 20 states in considering a measure that would require presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns in order to appear on primary and general election …
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The New Supreme Court: Help or Hindrance to the President’s Consolidation of Power? By Aliza Oppenheim
When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June 2019, President Donald Trump had rare opportunity to appoint a second Supreme Court Justice in his first term of the …
Israeli Parliamentary Elections: A Choice between Backsliders? by Warren Casey Epstein
Were the Blue and White Party generals attempting a promissory coup against an executive aggrandizing Likud Prime Minister? The rhetoric of military generals attempting to “protect” democracy and an …
Bouteflika’s Departure: A New Chance for Democracy? by Noa Levin
On March 11, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s well-weathered president, announced that he would no longer be seeking a fifth term. The announcement came amidst widespread protests at the prospect of …
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