The August 2020 Coup in Mali: Extending Theories of Democratic Erosion to Low-Income Countries
On August 18, 2020, mutinous soldiers seized power from the Malian president. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK) appeared on TV asking, “Do I really...
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Forget or Acknowledge? Can Spain Move Forward Without Acknowledging the Past?
What happens when a military coup fails? A possible answer, a nation can be thrown into civil war. In July 1936 a coalition of the Spanish...
The Implications of the Increasing Politicization of Science in the U.S.
As an increasingly broad spectrum of issues start to become topics of partisan debate, it is important to examine the significance and...
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is Openly Whittling Away at Democracy
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is no friend to open democracy as exemplified by his interference with the judicial branch, meddling in...
Is Correa’s Ban From Future Elections Undemocratic?
On September 7, the former president of Ecuador Rafael Correa was banned from running for office in the upcoming 2021 elections. Correa’s...
Mexico: A Definite Delegative Democracy
In 2018 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and his political party, MORENA, historically won not only the Mexican Presidential election but also...
The Trump Presidency: An Incremental Retrogression Towards Authoritarianism
On September 23, 2020, Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event that he loses the 2020 election to...
The Criminalization of Dissent: Alarming Signs of Democratic Backsliding in Hong Kong
A subtle revision to official media guidelines has caused an outcry over the state of democracy in Hong Kong. On Wednesday September 23rd, the...
American Democracy, Be Thankful Trump Isn’t a Real Economic Populist
As President Trump’s authoritarian tendencies have pushed the U.S. into a period of democratic uncertainty unrivaled in its modern history, it...