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Indefinite Term Limits: How Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is Further Entrenching His Power

by Lucinda Posner | Dec 10, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh

On July 31st, 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly passed a new constitutional amendment 57 to three votes to allow the current president, Nayib Bukele, to run for a third term. The amendment also takes away an old provision that citizens lose their citizenship...
Authoritarian Populism in Disguise: Orbán’s Anti-Worker ‘Pro-Worker’ Regime

Authoritarian Populism in Disguise: Orbán’s Anti-Worker ‘Pro-Worker’ Regime

by Austin Wise | Nov 13, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh

Intro     In the last two years, Hungary has seen an influx of worker-led protests, even as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán maintained tight control over politics and the media. From 2023 to 2024, teachers and union members took to the streets of Hungary to...

When Democracy Erodes, Human Security Fails in Sudan

by Rabie Musa | Nov 10, 2025 | Universitas Islam Indonesia

Human Security and Democratic Erosion in Sudan (2018 – 2023) Introduction  As a high school student, I joined thousands of Sudanese youth in the streets of Wad Madani in December 2018. I became a member of the Wad Madani resistance committee. Wad Madani was...
Authoritarianism in Singapore: Challenging Narratives of a Benevolent British Empire

Authoritarianism in Singapore: Challenging Narratives of a Benevolent British Empire

by Emma Mendoza | May 14, 2025 | James Madison University

Britons are feeling nostalgic for empire.  In response to a 2019 YouGov survey asking Britons to indicate whether countries that were formerly colonized by Britain were better off for being colonial possessions, the plurality of respondents – 33% – answered yes. The...
Demagogues: Turning America into the Child Left Behind

Demagogues: Turning America into the Child Left Behind

by Robert Dockery | Apr 20, 2025 | University of Memphis

Image Source: Getty Images/ABC News The loud, proud American trope has been a stereotype that Americans have worn proudly on their sleeves. This image, both a source of laughter and slight fear, has shaped perceptions worldwide for both Americans and their allies....
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