In May 2022, Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland’s largest nationalist party, won the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly, marking the first time a nationalist party in support of a reunited Ireland …
Will South Korea Become the Next Victim of Democratic Erosion?
South Korea is still extremely young in its democracy compared to the rest of the developed world, becoming a democracy post Korean War around 1950. Nonetheless, the inexperience in regard to …
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Unprecedented Democratic Backsliding in Hungary: Is it Too Late to Turn Around?
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a catalyst for European states to reevaluate their democratic …
Democracy’s Last Stand in the Middle East: Kais Saied’s Tunisia
The 2010 revolution in Tunisia did more than just birth the Arab Spring, it birthed democracy for the first time in the country’s history. Previously under Ottoman and French rule, Tunisia became a …
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Populism and Its Consequences: Democratic Backsliding and Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi
In 1947 India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of freedom and democracy, marking the transition away from English colonialism. Three years later India's constitution was created. India …
1922 in 2022: The Return of the Far Right in Italy
The polls have closed; the votes have been tallied; the election is over -- Giorgia Meloni, head of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party is the country’s next prime minister. Meloni, who is the …
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The Duterte Way And His Legacy on Philippine Democracy
Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential candidacy in the Philippines’ 2016 elections was a breath of fresh air for a majority of Filipinos. In a society of frustrated poor and ordinary citizens where the adage …
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Italy’s Submersion into Populism – A Period of Instability Seized for Political Gain
With a proportional parliament, multi-layered elections, and an established separation of powers in government, Italy would appear to many as a strongly democratic nation. However, the country's …