“Unleashed” – Boris Johnson’s Populist Reincarnation
On October 10th, 2024 I ordered the freshly released Boris Johnson memoir, Unleashed (Croft,2024). None of my relatives or friends from the UK,...
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Why Estonia’s decision to disenfranchise non-EU citizens is doing more harm than good
On the 26 of March, the Estonian parliament (the Riigikogu) passed a constitutional amendment to remove the rights to vote in local elections for...
Democratic Backsliding or Payback to the Democrats? Unpacking Yoon’s Presidency in South Korea
In April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, officially removing him from...
Ballots and Bullets: How Political Violence Is Undermining Democracy in Mexico
Ballots and Bullets: How Political Violence Is Undermining Democracy in Mexico In 2024, Mexico held one of the largest and most consequential...
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a "country to...
How tolerating and encouraging violence fuels democratic backsliding in Georgia
How tolerating and encouraging violence fuels democratic backsliding in Georgia During the past few months, the streets of...
Repression on Repeat: From Kyiv to Minsk to Tbilisi
Repression on Repeat: From Kyiv to Minsk to Tbilisi Last October, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. Many considered them as...
The People, the Fear, and the Exhaustion Machine: How Populist Elites in Georgia and Serbia Rule by Chaos
The People, the Fear, and the Exhaustion Machine: How Populist Elites in Georgia and Serbia Rule by Chaos In recent elections, during political...