Watchdog Journalist’s Arrest Example of Free Press Collapsing in Bangladesh
In May 2021, an anti-corruption journalist for the largest newspaper in Bangladesh spent a month investigating government mishandling of the...
Universities
Bhutan: A Young and Fragile Democracy Faces Barriers to Growth
The predominately Buddhist nation of Bhutan remains the subject of international interest as an isolated ecological haven and an area of promise...
When History Repeats Itself
An all too familiar threat to democracy in the Philippines (Not so) Democratic History Democracy in the Philippines was nothing more than an...
Ethiopia’s Ethnic Conflict Leads to Harsh Decrease in Rights
Since November of 2020, Ethiopia has been consumed by the ongoing conflict between the national government and rebels from the northernmost part...
Cuban Citizens Call to Action in Summer 2021
July 2021 brought a period of unrest in Cuba, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1959 revolution with Fidel Castro. On July 11,...
Invasion to Failed State: Iraq’s Democratic Mirage
On March 20th, 2003, President George W. Bush announced that United States forces would begin military exercises within Iraq. Among the coalition...
Qatar’s New Legislature Is No Real Indication of Democratization
In October of last year, 2021, general elections for a national legislative body were held in Qatar for the first time. The legislature...
Technocracy, Autocracy, and Democracy in Singapore
In December 2021, the United States held an international Summit For Democracy, inviting 100 nations to combat democratic backsliding. The invite...
Stealth Authoritarianism: A Threat to Democracy in Paraguay
Following a 35-year military dictatorship by Alfredo Stroessner that ended in 1989, Paraguay took steps toward democratization including the...