Right Wing Populism in Spain: How the VOX Party Serves as an International Threat to Climate Change
VOX, a right-wing populism party in Spain, is renowned for its denial of global warming. Experts believe this is the reason for its...
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: Peacemaker or Authoritarian?
On November 3rd, 2022 the Tigray war in Ethiopia came to a cease fire. Both sides, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian...
Will South Korea Become the Next Victim of Democratic Erosion?
South Korea is still extremely young in its democracy compared to the rest of the developed world, becoming a democracy post Korean War around...
South Korea’s 2022 Presidential Election and the Future of South Korean Democracy
The two main candidates for March's election: Democratic former governor Lee Jae-myung on the left, Conservative former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol...
Precursors to Democratic Erosion in Mali
Beginning with French occupation in the late 19th century, Mali...
The Far-Right Goes Mainstream: France’s National Rally in Parliament
The National Rally (RN), France’s far-right party, gained a record high of 89 seats in the lower house of Parliament in France’s June 2022...
Media Freedom in Poland Is Deteriorating
In May this year, Reporters Without Borders, also known as RSF released its annual Press Freedom Index. This report evaluates various indicators...
Unprecedented Democratic Backsliding in Hungary: Is it Too Late to Turn Around?
When Russia launched its barbaric invasion on Ukraine, many expected a silver lining to emerge in which the Russian aggressor would become a...
Democracy’s Last Stand in the Middle East: Kais Saied’s Tunisia
The 2010 revolution in Tunisia did more than just birth the Arab Spring, it birthed democracy for the first time in the country’s history....