A lifetime of anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala led to the creation of a UN backed anti-corruption agency. How will Guatemala move forward after its expiration and what does this …
Autocratic Consolidation in Cameroon: Focus on the Influence of Constitutional Amendments and the Ambazonia War
The Republic of Cameroon has been ruled since 1982 by Paul Biya. These thirty nine years in power perfectly illustrate an overstayed welcome. Which is a precursor of autocratic consolidation. To …
All Eyes on Erdoğan: Can Turkish Democracy Survive His Rise to Power?
On January 1, 2021 a new university President arrived at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey. Despite decades of tradition in which the university community voiced support for a candidate they …
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Gay Rights vs. the Ghanaian Government
Ghana is currently democratically backsliding. The current President, Akufo- Addo, runs Ghana with an iron fist. From the outside looking in, Ghana is presenting itself as an authoritative government. …
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Systemic Inequality and American Democracy: Structural Racism in the United States
Race is a social construct that was created for the purpose of subjugating entire groups of people based on skin color. The social construct was institutionalized and has been able to thrive for …
Corruption and Crisis: How Lebanon’s Autocratic State Is Failing
Faced with the worst economic and humanitarian crisis in the country’s history, Lebanon steers towards an autocratic state that is waiting to collapse. President Michel Aoun, who was elected in 2016 …
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