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posted on by Jehred Reyes
George Washington University Tagged With: democracy, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, democratization, iraq, Islamic State, Middle East, Polarization, sectarianism, terrorism
COVID-19 is not the only killer lurking about the shifting battlefield of a post-Saddam Iraq. Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaimed that the war against the Islamic State was over in …
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posted on by Amna Rana
Hindu nationalism has grown exponentially in India over the past few years. This rise is also visible in Indian politics with the massive electoral victories of Narendra Modi. Yet, the organization …
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posted on by Alejandro Barrera
Georgia State University Tagged With: North America, United States
On April 16, 2021, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota were shocked to find convoys of tanks rolling into their town, as well as lines of National Guard soldiers standing in front of boarded-up shops …
posted on by Anne Jeaneth Casalme
University of the Philippines, Diliman Tagged With: accountability, democatic erosion, extrajudicial killings, Philippines, Red-tagging
Six years ago, Duterte campaigned for his “war on drugs'' and up to date, almost 12,000 have been killed in the impoverished urban areas of the Philippines. In another context, human rights …
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posted on by Iman Mohamed
Georgia State University Tagged With: Democratic Values, Islam, Islamic State, Muslim, Pakistan, South Asia, women empowerment, women's rights
Imagine only half of a country’s population is treated equally. Only half of the population has fair and equal access to education and fundamental human rights. Only half of the population is treated …
posted on by Steven Davis
Georgia State University Tagged With: albania, Corruption
There is no mystery that Albania is one of the most corrupt counties in all of Europe. Before the 21st century, Albania served home to corrupt companies and large charitable foundations for a Ponzi …
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