Consolidation of power

Is the Instability Created by Presidential and Political Corruption Leading Honduras Towards an Autocracy?

posted on November 26, 2021 by Haley Donovan

Suffolk University Tagged With: Autocracy, Consolidation of power, Corruption, democracy, Honduras

Back in 1982, when Honduras worked to pass their twelfth and most democratic constitution, Hondurans had hope for the potential of their democracy and government. They were optimistic about the power …

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COVID in Belarus: How Inaction Brought Opposition

posted on December 14, 2020 by Grace Dalton

Georgia State University Tagged With: Activism, authoritarianism, Belarus, Consolidation of power, covid, hospitals, protest

Drink vodka and visit the sauna -- that’s what Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recommended for those who have contracted coronavirus. With an economic crisis already pending leading up to …

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Are we fighting Drugs or Democracy?

posted on November 20, 2019 by Theresa Soldan

Salem State University Tagged With: Consolidation of power, Democratic Erosion, extra-judicial killings, President Duterte, The Phillipines, War on Drugs

Since 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has claimed the lives of over 20,000 people attracting global attention. In reality these killings have very little to do with cracking …

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