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Belarus: The Tale of the Stealthy Autocrat

Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate...

Photo above is a statue of Marianne, one of France’s biggest symbols who was considerably damaged during the yellow vest protests in 2018. Photo...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is no friend to open democracy as exemplified by his interference with the judicial branch, meddling in...

The first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, seemed like it was a shouting match between twelve year olds...

Ethiopia’s democracy has been slowly backsliding. What started as a successful new era for leader Abiy Ahmed with sweeping government reforms and...

The Republican party is actively enabling Trump to disregard the rules of our democracy by pushing a supreme court nominee hastily through the...

Tuning into the first presidential debate of 2020, one could easily think CBS was gearing up to show the next WWE Super Showdown. The dramatic...

On September 7, the former president of Ecuador Rafael Correa was banned from running for office in the upcoming 2021 elections. Correa’s...

The international community has difficulty punishing leaders who undermine electoral power transitions through democratic channels. In August...