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A Democracy in Costume

What do you do when your own country tries to fool you? If elections are the heart of democracy, then Venezuela should be heartless. It still...

Sungeun Choi “The coolest dictator in the world.” This is how El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bokele, describes himself on social media. It might...

With the grim results of Super Tuesday, we face the catastrophic choice between Trump, espousing authoritarian ideology, and Biden, a now...

Analyzing Democratic Backsliding in Narendra Modi’s India India is one of the world's most diverse and populated nations, with a revolutionary...

When Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 members were deported to El Salvador, they returned to a country that did not...

Trump winning reelection in 2024 poses an extreme threat to democracy because of the damage already done through his increasingly authoritarian...

Houthis promote their own agenda at the expense of the Yemen Yemen has long suffered from the effects of European colonization as well as...

In today's complex information landscape, the insidious influence of propaganda poses a significant threat to the health of democracies...

Hindu nationalism has grown exponentially in India over the past few years. This rise is also visible in Indian politics with the massive...