Jeanine Ánez, the interim president after Evo Morales' resignation in 2019, was arrested in Bolivia. She is charged with "terrorism" and "incitement to riot" in the investigation of “Coup …
The Loss of Liberty and Order in Colombia
The Republic of Colombia has a history riddled with conflict, violence, and injustices. Throughout the last two centuries, they've fallen from democracy and made their way back on multiple occasions. …
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The Birth of A New Democracy
Have you ever witnessed the fall of a dictatorship and the birth of a democracy? Well, that is exactly what transpired less than a decade ago with the Arab Spring Revolution. The Arab Spring …
The Case of Depolarization in South Korea
Polarization can be observed as a phenomenon inflicting countries around the world to varying degrees. South Korea is no exception, since the founding of the Sixth Republic of Korea in 1987, the …
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Ecuador’s Post-Populist Landscape
After the sharp turn that the Moreno administration took, is Ecuador finally free from Populism’s deadly grip? While it seemed that the presidency of Rafael Correa would be the end of democracy in …
Brazil’s Major Threat to Democracy: President Bolsonaro
Brazil is the fifth largest democracy in the world, it is also currently one of the most fragile. While President Jair Bolsonaro often claims to defend “democracy”, contradictorily, he has put …
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Mexico’s Democracy, on the Path to Autocratization?
Mexico’s Democracy, on the Path to Autocratization? Gonzalo Meza In 2018, the left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), from the newly founded National Regeneration Movement, …
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Is the Instability Created by Presidential and Political Corruption Leading Honduras Towards an Autocracy?
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 …