How Renewable Energy can Lessen Putin’s Grip on Russia
President Vladimir Putin is more vulnerable than some may realize. By over-relying on oil and natural gas production to fund social welfare...
Universities
If not During the Pandemic Then When? Accelerating Polarization over Women Rights in Turkey
In 2018, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime announced the home to be the most dangerous place for women as femicides are mostly committed by their...
When COVID-19 Becomes a Political Ally: Abortion in Poland
On April 15, the Polish Parliament enacted the “Stop Abortion” bill. Although the Sejm[1] decided to redirect the bill for further review in...
2020 Iowa Caucus debacle. An undemocratic process?
The final results rolled in for the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses this past Sunday ending a turbulent and arguably “disastrous” week for the...
Polarization through Targeting: The 2016 US General Elections
The fragmentations in society on religious and ethnic divisions, educational and cultural differences, and socioeconomic status lay the...
Coronavirus: The New Catalyst for the Authoritarianism in Turkey
The socio-economic and political atmosphere created by the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to be felt deeply in every corner of the world. Some...
The Curious Case of Belarus: COVID-19 Pandemic
Response to COVID-19 pandemic at the state level increasingly presents itself as a better way of observing how well the incumbent leader is...
Oil Prices turn to the negatives. What does this mean for our economy?
This week, Aldo Flores, former deputy secretary of energy for hydrocarbons at Mexico’s...