Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court Upholds Bolsonaro’s Conviction — Hope For Democratic Resilience Remains
“In Brazil, impunity for those who attack democracy has always been the rule. This trial breaks that cycle” — Oscar Vilhena Vieira (2025).” ...
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When Violence Becomes “Politics as Usual”: How Normalization Threatens American Democracy
In the United States today, political violence is no longer an unimaginable notion, it is becoming a background condition of democratic life....
Presidential Crisis in Guatemala: The Challenges and Resilience of Democracy
Guatemala’s 2023 Presidential election sparked a democratic crisis in the country, as anti-corruption reformer Bernardo Arévalo’s rise to power...
El Salvador: Nayib Bukele’s Stealth Authoritarian Tactics
El Salvador has been known, historically, for its high murder rate and deep-seated gang violence. However, over the past six years the country's...
El Salvador Chose Bukele, Not Democracy
On July 31, 2025, the El Salvadoran congress passed significant changes to the El Salvadoran constitution. By a vote of 57 to 3, they passed...
Civil Society vs. Populism: Israel’s Fight Over Democracy
“Democracy can collapse in silence, but in Israel it spilled into the streets.” On July 24, 2023, the Knesset passed what became known as the...
Can Poland Rebuild Its Democratic Institutions Without Breaking Them Further?
Poland’s 2023 election was noted as a critical turning point. After eight years, the Law and Justice Party (PiS), a coalition led by Donald Tusk...
Daniel Ortega, and his Patient, Lifelong Quest for Unchecked Power in Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s experience with true, liberal democracy is limited. Their battle to end United States backed regimes went well into the 1970s. Free,...
Free But Not Fair – Turkey’s Tilted Elections
In the May 2023 Turkish presidential election, the world watched closely to see if voters would finally have the power to put an end to President...