The Torch of Freedom: American Democracy and Race By Stiv Mucollari
At the bicentennial anniversary of the declaration of independence, President Gerald Ford remarked at the Old North Church that: “The Declaration...
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United States’ Democracy and its Ambivalent Future by Daniel Caissie
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Lebanon’s Growing Economic Crisis & The Role of Democratic Backsliding
Can quantitative data be the best indicator of a destabilizing democracy? Lebanon’s growing economic crisis may be the icing on the cake in terms...
Can the opposition parties in Namibia overcome the political dominance of the SWAPO party? by Katrina Ramkissoon
Can a country who has only had democracy for less than three decades already begin facing democratic backsliding? Unfortunately, yes. This is the...
Alexis Tsipras Is Smarter Than You Think: A Response by Marianna Moulis
In January of 2019, journalist Yiannis Baboulias published an article titled: Alexis Tsipras Is Smarter Than You Think. The crux of...
How Corruption in Jamaica is Demoralizing Democracy by Amy Gagnon
In 2016, the Economist Intelligence Unit rated Jamaica as a “flawed democracy,” and since then has struggled to lose that title. This is mainly...
Wanting to be like Europe: Albanian student movement offers hope for the future by Stiv Mucollari
Three decades ago students in Albania demanded change and protested the totalitarian communist regime that had ruled Albania since 1945. The...
The Prespa Agreement: How North Macedonia’s Name Change is a Step Forward for Democracy by Emily Dichele
As of February 2019, Macedonia has officially changed their name to the Republic of North Macedonia after the signing of the Prespa agreement....
The Putin Internet Paradox; Decreased Internet Freedom Could Lead to Liberalization in Russia by Jonathan Eckel
Putin’s reign of power in Russia has been augmented, in part, by his ever-increasing vice grip on independent media outlets and oppositional...