by Daniel Sandoval Vasquez | Oct 19, 2025 | Arizona State University, Featured
When Peru’s Congress voted unanimously on October 10, 2025, to remove President Dina Boluarte for “permanent moral incapacity,” the decision was framed as a constitutional act. In reality, it exposed the depth of Peru’s institutional decay...
by Jaime Miguel Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of these incidents stand out as much as the case of Alice Guo, the mysterious Chinese national who lied about her identity as a...
by Mart Peedel | Apr 7, 2025 | Tartu University
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a “country to watch”, noting that the reforms implemented by Prime Minister R. Fico’s government are directly associated with a...
by elizabeth_morvatz@brown.edu | Dec 4, 2024 | Brown University
“All elected leaders buy votes. Even children know that” (NPR). This is how governance in India is viewed by many of its citizens: a system that is democratic in name, with duly elected leaders, but cannot avoid the influence of money and power. One of the faults of...
