Judicial Reform in Mexico: Democratization or Democratic Erosion?
On September 15th, 2024, former President López Obrador of Mexico signed into law a sweeping judicial reform drastically changing Mexico’s...
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A Marine’s Death Exposed How Procedure Replaced Accountability in South Korea’s Democracy
In July 2023, South Korea was hit by severe monsoon rains. The Marine Corps was dispatched to Yecheon for rescue operations. Corporal Chae...
How the CAA and Religious Tensions Threaten India’s Democracy
In 2019, India’s government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which offers non-Muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries a...
Copy-and-Paste: Why Latin America is Using El Salvador as an Anti-Crime Template
Mano dura translates to “iron fist,” broadly defined as strong-armed, anti-crime policies that much of Latin America has implemented over recent...
Controlling the Narrative and Weakening Democracy in Hungary
In 2023, the Hungarian government passed the Defense of National Sovereignty Act, a law that grants the newly established Sovereignty Protection...
Authoritarian Populism in Disguise: Orbán’s Anti-Worker ‘Pro-Worker’ Regime
Intro In the last two years, Hungary has seen an influx of worker-led protests, even as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintained...
When Democracy Erodes, Human Security Fails in Sudan
Human Security and Democratic Erosion in Sudan (2018 - 2023) Introduction As a high school student, I joined thousands of Sudanese youth in the...
Donald Trump’s NSPM-7 Follows Domestic and International Trends In Stealth Authoritarian Power Grabs
In late September, President Donald Trump followed his ad-hoc federal mobilizations of National Guard servicemembers and nationwide deployment of...
How Bosnia’s Postwar Framework Made Dodik Inevitable
When Vladimir Putin met with Milorad Dodik at a diplomatic forum in Sochi on October 2, 2025, he greeted him as “President Dodik.” This moment...