by Tzion Jones | Oct 17, 2020 | Brown University
Just because a new government ‘checks all the boxes’ of a democracy doesn’t mean it’s going to run smoothly. The conditions under which a democratic society is born have lasting impacts on the quality of democracy. In the case of South Africa, decades of...
by Olivia Bauer | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
The international community has difficulty punishing leaders who undermine electoral power transitions through democratic channels. In August 2020, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced to resign at gunpoint during a military coup. Regional and global...
by Hoang Nguyen | Apr 12, 2019 | Suffolk University
Foreign aid: a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries _Dean Acheson_ The issues of foreign aid have always involved in corruption and inefficiency since the beginning. However, foreign aid did have a strong impact on the...
by Dylan Gleeman | Mar 28, 2019 | Boston University
Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and, since its liberation, has had free and fair elections. It has also averaged an 8.7% annual economic growth rate until 2008 (Mogalakwe). Many believe Botswana is a success story, but once President Ian...
