Election-Deniers as Political Officials, American Democracy in Peril
The democratic institutions of the United States of America are in a highly precarious position. In the 2020 presidential election Donald Trump...
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Sign of the Times: Viktor Orban’s Anti-Democratic and Xenophobic Anti-Immigration Campaign
Across the bucolic Hungarian countryside, in cities and villages both large and small, massive billboards and signs dot the landscape. Upon...
Germany Begins Discussions Entering a New Era of Worldwide Democracy
The Futures Forum On November 3, 2022, Germany hosted the inaugural Futures Forum in Muenster. The U.S. took part in the forum as part of a joint...
How Populism Let the Political Wing of a Terrorist Organization Win in Northern Ireland
In May 2022, Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland’s largest nationalist party, won the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly, marking the first time...
Doomed From the Start (a Study of National Unity in Serbia)
In 2017, Serbian democracy officially reverted to authoritarianism. This comes after the constitution written in 2006 at Serbia’s establishment...
Conflict in Romania’s Double-Executive Government Shows Potential Signs of Democratic Backsliding
Prior to the EU summit in June 2012, the Romanian prime minister, Victor Ponta, disregarded a ruling by the Romanian Constitutional Court, which...
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...
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...