Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these …
Pandemics and Poor Planning Create Cocktail for Chaos
Faced with sudden challenges due to the pandemic, along with circulating misinformation, voters are left confused ahead of the November …
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The World’s Largest Democracy in Decline? The Threat of Hindu Nationalism in Modi’s India
Mob violence and mass rioting engulfed New Delhi earlier this year, with images of defenseless Indian Muslims beaten in the streets; their faces bloodied, their businesses and homes turned to ash. …
Belarus: The Tale of the Stealthy Autocrat
Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate good things with these names. When someone says …
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Politically Overlooked: LGBT People in India
Despite its decreasing overall democracy scores, India has progressed forward with LGBT rights on the last decade. Still, LGBT activists and international organisations are not satisfied with the …
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South Korea’s Democratic Facade
The state of South Korea's democracy is precarious; instead of a positive trend of democratization, democratic erosion is the prevalent force. De-democratization with a myriad of names refers to …
Can Coronavirus Lead to Terrorism in a Consociational Democracy? Case of Lebanon
For a long time, Lebanon has been synonymous for civil conflicts and sectarian clientelism; Lebanese citizens never had a high level of solidarity and sympathy across their various sects and regions. …
Jamaica’s decline in democracy: Who is responsible?
Jamaica’s democracy experienced three declines between 2010 and 2019. Specifically these declines began in 2011, 2015, and 2017. Within each decline Jamaica experienced either: vertical corruption, …
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