Time and votes simultaneously unveiled themselves in the recent July 2023 elections as Spain looked on a highway to a political block. With traditional socialist PSOE unwilling to reach agreements …
Combatting Russian Disinformation: Estonia’s Response to the War in Ukraine
Co-authored by Sofia Walsh and David Thompson The war in Ukraine was a central theme in the March 2023 Estonian election. Like Ukraine, Estonia has a fraught history with its larger neighbor, both …
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Japan, The United States, and Democracy: A Push into Modernization
Democracy is what the United States prides itself on and the very base of every political decision, using it as justification for foreign affairs like Afghanistan, solidifying same-sex marriage as a …
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Plan B: The Erosion of the Mexican Electoral System
Last February, Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) received massive criticism for recently approved electoral reforms that seek to undermine Mexico’s most renowned independent …
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Independent State Legislature Theory and its Effects on Democracy in the United States
After the 2020 census, North Carolina gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. This meant the Republican-led state legislature was able to redraw the House Congressional districts, …
How Moldova Advances Its Democracy by Distancing Itself from Russia
Russia’s relations with Moldova have been problematic and increasingly aggressive, especially since Vladimir Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine. Nevertheless, this is not a recent occurrence. …
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Americans Care About Their Vote: A Student’s Perspective On Poll Working
By: Kimberly Brown Georgia State University With political polarization levels being higher than ever seen, citizens are divided on almost every belief: except voting. The patterns I saw …
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What has PiS done to the one-time democratic-front runner, Poland, in the name of Democracy?
Democracy has been specified as the fundamental reason for the long-unseen historical record of the reign of peace. Today, the world is experiencing a major threat to democracy after the third wave of …