Growing Rifts, Breaking Ties: Marcos v. Duterte as an Institutional Crisis in the Philippines
“Oh, how the mighty have fallen!” In the span of months, the Dutertes came from having strong positions in Philippine society and government to...
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The SVP’s Latest Anti-Immigration Initiative to Mobilize Supporters
Photo by: Anthony Anex In April of 2024, the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) proposed the “No to 10 Million Swiss!” initiative. This initiative is...
The U.S. & Cuba: Presidentialism Unchecked
In Thomas Pepinsky's intriguing essay, “America Is a Normal Country: Presidentialism Can Break It, Exceptionalism Won’t Save It,” he challenges...
Authoritarianism in Singapore: Challenging Narratives of a Benevolent British Empire
Britons are feeling nostalgic for empire. In response to a 2019 YouGov survey asking Britons to indicate whether countries that were formerly...
Has Kuwait Abandoned What’s Left of Its Democracy?
Kuwait's Emir has recently dissolved the country's parliament citing corruption and the parliament's poor performance as his reasoning. While...
Civil Society and the Fight for Democracy in Slovakia
When journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée were murdered in 2018, outraged citizens across the state demanded that Prime Minister Robert Fico...
You Can’t Sit with Us: The Practice of Democratic Gatekeeping and How It Has Saved Democracies
At the 11th hour of the 2024 election many Republican politicians and members of congress took a stance against Republican candidate, Donald...
The Erosion of an Already Weak Democracy: The Rise and Fall of Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse's presidency marked a dangerous shift from Haiti's already shaky democracy to overt authoritarianism. Delayed elections, unchecked...