Coronavirus’ Chinese Paradox: Crushing or Renewing Hopes for Democratization?
In the past twenty years, the world has been asking itself “will China democratize”? However, the Chinese Communist Party under President Xi has...
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A Shadow Pandemic: Domestic Violence Exacerbated by COVID-19
While COVID-19 has transformed life internationally, a “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence is occurring simultaneously (Godoy). Social...
The Culprit in Chile: The Living Legacy of U.S. Imperialism
On October 2, a police officer pushed a teenage protestor off a bridge in Santiago, Chile. This is only the most recent act of brutality in the...
Reshuffling “Bad Apples”: Mexico’s Issue With Security
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and his promises of maintaining security have been minimal at best as Mexico reached an all-time high of...
Beyond Electoral Fraud: Rooting Bolivia’s Coup in a History of Clientelism and Repression
The Bolivian coup d’etat against Evo Morales was not, and should not be examined solely as, the result of a fraudulent election. To suggest this...
The Necessity for Responsible Reporting on Crime in Mexico
You may not realize it, but the news media plays an enormous role in shaping how the public views and responds to crime. As Vincent Sacco states...
Migrant Caravans, U.S. Intervention, and the Case of Honduras
AFP/Getty, October 2018 You have likely come across the striking wide-shot, panoramic depictions of a blurred mass of bodies on the move....
Color, Corruption, and COVID-19: South Africa’s Democratic Balancing Act
A nation’s economy contracts by 51% in three months. Blatant corruption severely undermines the legitimacy of a country’s most prominent...
An Alternative to Militarization: Building Public Infrastructure to Fight Crime
The intuitive approach to deterring criminal behavior is to punish it. But what if legal behavior were instead incentivized such that criminal...