India Clarke

Marine Le Pen’s Conviction and the Erosion of Democracy in France

On the 31st March the leader of the French far-right party (The National Rally), Marine Le Pen, was banned from running in the 2027 presidential election. She was convicted of embezzlement of...

The Trump Administration’s Attack on USAID

Boston University

When President Trump campaigned for a second term in office, he promised to cut what he referred to as government waste, fraud and abuse. He tasked Elon Musk, shortly after his election, with...