by Logan Bates | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
For the last sixty or so years, Cuba has been portrayed worldwide as an autocratic regime that regularly restricts the movement, speech, and overall rights of its citizens. So why is it in Cuba, an anti-democratic country with an awful human rights records, LGBTQ+...
by Alexa D'Aambrosio | Oct 12, 2020 | Brown University
While COVID-19 has transformed life internationally, a “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence is occurring simultaneously (Godoy). Social isolation, as a result of self-quarantine and government lockdowns, has fostered increasingly dangerous conditions for those at...
by Lauren Smith | Jul 31, 2020 | University of California, Davis
World War II is regarded as the deadliest war in history, showing the abominable consequences of totalitarian regimes and establishing global tensions that still exist today. The war ended more than 70 years ago, and yet political scientists still theorize about what...
by Peter Fedyk | May 15, 2020 | Georgia State University
Poland’s Law and Justice party has infamously peeled back layers of democracy year by year since their surprise majority win in 2015. Using their control of both houses of the legislative branch, the party have made unprecedented moves against the independence of the...
by Cristen Canavino | May 6, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
For most people, it is virtually impossible to view the Coronavirus pandemic as anything but catastrophic, but for Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, the Coronavirus provides him with a unique opportunity to make an authoritarian power grab. From travel...
