Almost Three Decades under ‘Lukashenkism’ Rule and the Consequences for Belarus
‘‘An authoritarian style of rule is a characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it’’. This brave but problematic statement was made 19...
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Slovenia’s Return to Democracy
Though it is true the country faced serious democratic challenges and risk of becoming an autocracy, the newest developments such as the results...
Mongolia’s Ongi River Movement: A Case of an Active Civil Society
The Ongi River Movement (ORM) and its successor, the United Movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes (UMMRL), later Mongolian Nature Protection...
Freedom of Speech and Media in Bangladesh: The Exploitation of Media and Restriction of Free Speech as a Tool to Advance Electoral Autocracy
“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets..” Napoleon Bonaparte Freedom of Speech is one of the fundamental...
The Rise of Far Right Populism in Spain
Photo:The far-right Vox party has been called far-right, anti-immigration and anti-Islam Vox has risen towards becoming Spain's third strongest...
The Most Vulnerable of N. Macedonia: Dangers of Two Steps Back from Democratization
The 11 years of governance by VMRO-DPMNE has seen the party engage in divisive social rhetoric and erasure of legislative institutions essential...
Hungary’s Orban Suspicious of EU Ban on Russian Crude Oil
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (Photo by: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)...
Possible Effects of Russia’s Recognition of Kosovo on Serbia’s Democracy
International relations have always reminded me of dominoes. When we consider the bigger picture, a seemingly insignificant event or policy can...
Brazil: A Case of Systematic Police Brutality
Protests against Police Violence in Rio De Janeiro Aggressive and dehumanizing policing tactics adopted by the Security forces in Rio de Janeiro...