The Millennial Dictator: Creeping Autocracy in El Salvador
Two years after winning the presidential election, Nayib Bukele, the current President of El Salvador became popular in Latin America for being...
Universities
Polarization’s Benefits Don’t Matter in a Backsliding Democracy
Some nation-states around the world have gone through intense polarization, democracies included. The United States, because of recent events...
Ethical Hopes for Ethiopia
What could have been a supposed breakthrough of democratic change has led to a more serious threat of backsliding as Ethiopia faces challenges in...
Besieged Freedom Activists: Beijing’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Democracy Protests
A peaceful Sunday evening is usually spent relaxing before another bustling Monday morning. “K”, however, spent her Sunday evening as a medical...
Terrorist Candidates Are Eroding Pakistan’s Democracy
Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 states that individuals who claim to belong to terrorist groups and create terror in the state must be...
Taiwan’s Democracy Is Under Chinese Threat
In celebration of Pride Month. This is a crossing in Wanhua District painted with rainbow colors.Photo Taken Here:...
Rwanda’s Constitutional Amendment: Can Democratic Backsliding Bring about Positive Change to Catalyse Democracy in the Long Run?
Democracy has struggled to take hold in Africa, partly due its lack of economic development amongst other factors. The failure of democracy to...
From a Covid Crisis to a Vaccine Crisis: The Case in Iran
There is clear cut evidence, both in reports on democracy and through empirical evidence from around the globe, that the trend of the world is in...
The Most Fraudulent Election in the History of Uganda
Since the 17th century, elections have represented a necessary condition for the legitimate functioning of representative democracies....