Luke Caggiano

Organized Crime: A Driving Force of Democratic Erosion in Mexico

Although a democracy on paper, Mexico faces a substantial obstacle that drastically undermines the freeness and fairness of its elections. That obstacle is organized crime, particularly in the form...

Alexander Lukashenko: Architect of Democratic Erosion in Belarus

University of Georgia

Elected in 1994, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has consolidated an alarmingly substantial amount of power using Belarus’ democratic institutions to undermine his political opponents and...