by Zoe Coutlakis | Jun 15, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The 2022 Lebanese general elections that took place on May 15th has signaled a shift in both public opinion and the balance of power within the National Assembly. Gaining only 58 seats out of 128, Hezbollah and its allies have lost their parliamentary majority. While...
by Ezra Oyarce | Jun 9, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The effective Republican prohibition of any meaningful debate on gun reform represents many of the hallmarks of anti-democratic practices: the filibuster, money in politics, and polarization … Rather than attempting to repeat the tired argument over the specific...
by Angie Veliz | Jun 8, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The current state of Guatemalan politics strikes fear in its citizens and foreign policy analysts about the decline of democracy in the country, but first, it is important to understand that these issues began over 60 years ago when the U.S. instituted a coup on...
by Amanda Ochieng | Apr 17, 2022 | University of Georgia
The war in Ukraine has awakened international cooperation unlike any event since World War II, as international organizations and states have come together to sanction Russia’s invasion. These measures to help with Ukraine’s war efforts have included economic...
by Jason Wright | Mar 7, 2022 | Ohio State University
In June 2020, a court in North Macedonia handed down sentences for two high-profile defendants: nine years in jail for flamboyant TV personality Bojan Jovanovski, commonly known as Boki 13, and seven years for former special prosecutor Katica Janeva. The...