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Democratic erosion in Ecuador

Second Blog post On March 6, 2026, Ecuador’s electoral courts ordered the suspension of the country's largest left leaning opposition party,...

The current state of democracy in El Salvador emphasizes how pernicious polarization destroys the possibility of effective resistance to...

Since President Nayib Bukele took office in 2019, El Salvador has undermined norms by changing the constitution, branches of government, and...

The upcoming 2026 midterm elections are being framed as a referendum on the current executive agenda. But to view them merely though the lens of...

On March 28, 2026, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets under the “No Kings” banner in protest of the current Trump...

The rise of populism is not a new topic. Across the world, populist leaders are being elected as right-wing parties are taking control in some of...

As of today, dozens of federal judicial positions in Israel, including 4 Supreme Court positions, remain vacant. This comes as a result of...

In an article published April 9, 2026, Diana Roy titles Peru, “South America’s most politically unstable country.” (Roy, 2026) In the past ten...

Under the leadership of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Fidesz party, Hungary faced years of gradual erosion of its democracy. By...