Current conversation in the United States focused on democratic decline represents broader discussion and observation of democracies across the globe. Democratic ranking indexes, such as Freedom House …
Four reasons why Catalonia is not going to become independent any time soon by Yanebi Blanco @Skidmore College
Half a year after the problematic referendum for independence in the Spanish region of Catalonia, it is fair to call into question what is going to happen next. As a Spaniard studying abroad this …
Kenya’s Latest Election Posing Serious Risks To Its Democracy by Wyeth Taylor @ Skidmore College
The Republic of Kenya has a long and contentious past, and since it became independent from Great Britain in 1963 it has struggled to become a free and fair democracy. Freedom House, an organization …
Slavery, military intervention and oppression of the press: three barriers to democratic growth in Mauritania by: Isabelle Bertolozzi @ Skidmore College
The government in Mauritania, while in theory a presidential republic, is, in reality, not even close to being democratic. In fact, Mauritania is listed as an authoritarian regime by the Economist …
THE WAR (I THOUGHT) WE WON BY IAN FOWLER @ GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
There are Nazis in America. We fought a war against them back in the 1940s. World War 2 to be precise. From what I remember of American history, I thought we had won that war. The few past decades …
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Democratic backsliding in the nascent democracy of Poland by Shannon Flores @Yale University
Since the fall of the Polish United Worker’s Party in 1989, Poland has been a model democratic nation. It’s vibrant press, political parties, and free-market economy, combined with its clout as an EU …