by Samy Castaneda | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
Headline stories such as President Trump banning TikTok in the U.S. and President Andrés Manual Lopéz Obrador commenting on high profile Mexican elites’ scandals have taken over the media and these leaders’ priorities. With these political circuses, it is easy to...
by Anh-Lise Gilbert | Oct 13, 2020 | Brown University
In the past twenty years, the world has been asking itself “will China democratize”? However, the Chinese Communist Party under President Xi has been doing so well that the debate had died down… until now. Coronavirus is bringing a new twist to speculations over...
by Nilhan Cacan | May 28, 2020 | Koç University
Taiwan remains as reporting one of the lowest cases in COVID-19 disease. With the state’s meticulous and early measures, the world needs to be looking up for the precautions. However, the World Health Organization still rejects Taiwan from becoming a member, which is...
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...
by Mohammad Almishlawi | May 1, 2020 | Bilkent University
For a long time, Lebanon has been synonymous for civil conflicts and sectarian clientelism; Lebanese citizens never had a high level of solidarity and sympathy across their various sects and regions. The consociational democratic system in the country has brought huge...
