The Trump Administration’s Aggressive Rejection of Dissent Threatens Democracy
As the Trump administration enters its second year, Trump continues to push his strategy of executive aggrandizement, reducing institutions...
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Fifteen Years After the Jasmine Revolution: Is Democracy in Tunisia Backsliding?
On January 14, 2026, Tunisia celebrated 15 years since it ousted authoritarian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The Jasmine Revolution, named...
Funding Backsliding: How Hungary Tests the Limits of EU Democratic Enforcement
The European Union recently froze 10 billion euros in payments to Hungary, over concern that the Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, had failed to...
ANO 2011, Andrej Babiš, and Implications of the Fall 2025 Election on Czech Democracy
On October 3 and 4, 2025, the Czech Republic held its quadrennial Chamber of Deputies (Lower house of Parliament) election, which resulted in a...
Legal but Corrosive: Trump’s Plan to Withdraw the U.S. From Several International Organizations
At the start of this calendar year, rumors started circulating in the White House that President Trump aims to withdraw the U.S. from 66...
When Violence Breaks the Surface: The Kirk Incident as a Warning for American Democracy
By Stavros Ligris The shooting of Charlie Kirk during a university event in Utah this September has been described as shocking, tragic, and...
Is Trump Tariff-en off Congress?
When the United States Constitution was created, the founders were wary of an overly powerful executive branch. To avoid the possibility of a...
Americas Political Polarization Problem
Polarization in the United States no longer serves democracy, but instead serves as a tool for those in power. Instead of increasing political...
Arresting Opposition and Squashing Protests: Democratic Backsliding in Turkey Under Erdoğan
On March 19, Ekrem Imamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul, was arrested on charges of corruption and terrorism. His arrest took place days before he was...