The Return of the Taliban to Afghanistan
In 1996, The Taliban emerged as the leader of Afghanistan after storming Kabul and overthrowing the Soviet-Backed president, Muhammed Najibullah....
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Polarizing Protests: Bolsonaro’s Defeat in Brazil
Three years ago, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, stood behind bars, with his best years seemingly behind him. ...
Recent Election Leaves Brazil in Polarized State
https://globalvoices.org/2022/11/21/how-football-and-politics-are-intertwined-in-a-polarized-post-election-brazil/ The most recent Brazilian...
The Invasion of Ukraine: A Crisis Magnifies a Larger Issue of Internal Instability and Corruption
Ukraine is facing a Constitutional Court and corruption crisis that will impact its ability to recover from the devastation to democratic...
Free Speech, Social Media, and Elections: A Factor Analysis
Context On December 2nd, Elon Musk retweeted a thread which was posted at Musk’s behest by Matt Taibbi, called The “Twitter Files.” The thread...
The Uphill Battle for Democracy in Vietnam
On June 23rd 2022, Phan Huu Diep Anh, a Facebook user living in Ho Chi Minh City, was sentenced to one and a half years in prison on the charge...
Populist Reforms in Mexico
Another populist attempts to strengthen their power through eliminating electoral institutions in Mexico. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López...
The Republican Party Has a Viktor Orbán Problem
On August 4, 2022, Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán spoke at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas,...
Conspiracy Theories and the 2020 United States Elections
On January 6, 2021, the American public received a startling reminder of the effects of conspiracy theories. As a direct result of President...