Is Populism Thriving during the Pandemic?
Muntaha Syedah Qadri For the past year and a half, the pandemic caused chaos to occur. The pandemic invoked a serious level of stress on everyone...
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Viktor Orbán’s Consolidation of Power in Hungary
Hungary joined the EU in 2004, but only six years later, Viktor Orbán came into power, and Hungary’s democratic institutions began to unravel....
Austria’s Teetering Democracy: Why the Far-Right Movement Is Not Going Away
When the Austrian Freedom Party was given a seat at the table of Austrian government and politics in 2000, the international community’s...
Authoritarian Reversion in Afghanistan
As Afghanistan has fallen back into the hands of the militant Taliban group, what does this mean for civil and political rights of people in the...
Electronic Voting Poses a New Threat to Russia’s Compromised Election Integrity
2021 Election Summary In September 2021, Russia held a three-day parliamentary election. The head of the Central Election...
How America’s Nation Building Efforts Around the World Is a Downfall for Democracy
How It All Started In the latter part of 2001, The United States went into Afghanistan to overtake the Taliban government in attempts to go after...
Democratic Backsliding: The Spanish and Venezuelan Example
The 20th century has shown us that there are many reasons for democracies to experience backsliding. Many of the reasons for backsliding are...
Media: The Catalyst Behind Erosive Polarization
While there is hope for America’s future as a democracy, there are serious democratic backsliding issues at the present moment. Increased...
The Effect of Vaccine Mandates on American Democracy
The recent introduction of vaccine mandates to states and workplaces across the United States has only served to further the political...