by Sophia Janssens | Dec 5, 2024 | Brown University
Throughout Bangladesh’s history and into the present, student- and youth-led movements have spearheaded efforts to influence political change. Examples like the 1969 revolt against Pakistani president Ayub Khan before independence or the 1980s protests that lead to...
by Sam Levine | Dec 5, 2024 | Brown University
Protecting and fostering democracy has been a cornerstone of the European Union project since its founding. Yet the recent rise of antidemocratic regimes in countries like Poland and Hungary has invited many questions about the EU’s effectiveness in preventing...
by Samuel Cobin | Dec 4, 2024 | Brown University
Unforgettable robbery! Corruption! Undeserved! Are these comments from the recent US Presidential Election? No, they are reactions to the announcement of the most important individual award in the world’s most popular sport: soccer’s Balon D’or. Spanish defensive...
by laudolff.1@osu.edu | Oct 30, 2024 | Ohio State University
As of October 20, 2024, Indonesia has a new president. Prabowo Subianto’s political history is anything but ordinary, as he was able to assume the highest office despite his past involvement with the dictatorship that ruled Indonesia before the rebirth of democracy at...
by higgins.623@osu.edu | Oct 30, 2024 | Ohio State University
Bulgaria saw massive protests in 2020 against Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his administration. These demonstrated the democratic backsliding that had been occurring since the mid-2010s. Jana Tsoneva outlines the anti-government movement in an article titled “What...
