Castillo’s Failed Self-Coup
Recently, on the 7th of December, Pedro Castillo former president of Peru attempted to give a self-coup d'état. The Peruvian congress held a vote...
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Did COVID-19 Rescue American Democracy?
American democracy is in a state of democratic decline. Once rated 93 by Freedom House’s Freedom in the World index in 2013, the U.S.’s score...
Democratic Erosion Disguised as COVID-19 Measures in Turkey
Turkey is apparently a country with declining democratic performance. The elections, the consolidation of unchecked power in the hands of...
President Macron’s Tendency to Implement an Authoritarian Political Agenda
French street movements occupy the international media since Yellow vests Movements began in 2018. As already known, the movements began over a...
Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel for Turkey?
Turkey has long been dealing with populism, presenting itself as a perfect case study where scholars can work on how populism and democratic...
Autumn Winds of the Hungarian Democracy
Eurus, God of the East Wind and Autumn Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary In many parts of the world, rivers of humanity are drying, fruits...
A Shift or Continuation in Tactics on Democratic Backsliding: Hungary under the Populist Rule of Orbán
With a reference to the transition paradigm, most democratic transitions have been analyzed within the context of a movement towards democratic...
The Practical Power of the Secret Police in Democratic Erosion
Erosions of democracy under authoritarian rulers happen through numerous channels, with an important channel being institutions. Institutions...
The Right Way of Combatting Democratic Erosion
DEVA | How to fight against a Populist. Deva is a newly formed organization lead by Ali Babacan. A well-experienced politician but also can be...