Tanzania’s Uneven Democratic Playing Field
Before the death of President John Magufuli, Tanzania was transitioning into an autocratic state, hitting every hallmark for an uneven democratic...
Universities
Democracy: COVID’s Latest Victim
Never in history has there been such a widespread restriction on movement. Around the globe, countries rushed to enact emergency restrictions to...
President al-Sisi vs. The People
The violation of human rights is a tough price to pay to bring stability to a country, at least in the eyes of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah...
Populists Politicizing the Personal and Deepening Democratic Erosion: Abortion Law in Poland
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, the Supreme Court of Poland ruled that abortions due to fetal defects or lethal fetal diagnoses are...
Virtual Civil Society Networks and the Milk Tea Alliance
As the world grows more interconnected through the proliferation of the internet, social media and other instant messaging technology will play...
Democratic Erosion – El Salvador
El Salvador has always had challenges in becoming a democracy. El Salvador has a difficult past when it has come to becoming a democratic state....
Digital Populism: The Risk of the New Political Outsider
When Donald Trump tweeted, the world listened. More than that, the world reacted. A new @realdonaldtrump Tweet represented an endless array of...
Armenia’s Postwar Political Crisis
On February 25, 2021 several dozen Armenian army officers and senior military leaders issued a letter calling for the Prime Minister, Nikol...
Civil Society and Democratic Decline: A Look at Poland
Poland was once seen as a model post-Soviet transition to democracy. Between 1989 and 2014, Poland built democratic institutions, joined the EU,...