In 2018, many in the West predicted that the resignation of Armenia’s pro-Moscow autocrat Serzh Sargsyan and election of self-proclaimed reformist Nikol Pashinyan would finally lead to democratic …
Democracy in Haiti Is in Freefall: Will It Ever Stop?
In July 2021 Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated. Prior to his death, there were various protests and riots calling for him to step down because of his corrupt regime and his refusal to …
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Failed Erosion: Petro Poroshenko’s Executive Aggrandizement in Ukraine
As he held a Kalashnikov assault rifle, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a bold and clear statement to CNN earlier this morning: “we Ukrainian[s] are free people with a great European …
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What’s Left of Poland’s Democracy?
Poland was once the model nation of a communist country fallen apart and in shambles that then came together to become a prosperous democratic country, but now Poland’s democracy is crumbling. The …
Democracy Erodes by Desecrating the Constitution
Beginning the 1970s, the Philippines has endured Constitutional violations committed by no less than the government. To go around the 1935 Constitution’s ban on a third consecutive term, President …
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Georgia’s Representation Problem: Will This Democratic Success Story Soon Crumble?
Georgia is heralded by the European Union as one of the successes of democratic transition among the post-Soviet states during the late 20th century, but is this success overestimated? Not only has …
How Trump Has Set the Stage for Democratic Erosion through the Supreme Court
President Trump has left a legacy that is more impactful than several presidents. However, this might not necessarily be due to his demagogic rhetoric or political blunders, but because of the Supreme …
In This Election, It’s Not Democrat or Republican on the Ballot– It’s Democracy
After a summer marked by a global health crisis, social upheaval, and a devastating economic downturn, the stakes of an American presidential election have never been higher. And with early voting …