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Going Nuclear, and Its Threats to American Democracy

In 2013, United States Senate Democrats went nuclear. That is, they changed the rules so that it would take only a simple majority to override a...

Emerging as a democracy after the Arab Spring, Tunisia was a source of hope and a leading example for the development of democracy in the Arab...

Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections are sure to be historic, no matter the outcome. With 75% of the population disapproving of current...

With the end of the Cold War and fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, the political systems of eastern Europe began to undergo massive change. As...

Early April saw populist leader Viktor Orban claim victory in the Hungarian election, with his right-wing party Fidesz winning a two-thirds...

In a recent article published by The Washington Post, the author lays out potential problems with an already problematic situation in Ukraine,...

Europe, host to much of the bloodiest fighting during both World Wars, has since experienced decades without a major conflict between member...

In the 20th century Russia began to adopt more democratic tendencies following the corruption of the Soviet Union, but in the 21st century...

In today’s society, Donald Trump’s presidential legacy still lurks within US democracy. More specifically, Trump’s claims of election fraud haunt...