by Allison Nakasone | Jun 7, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The election of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, son of the previously ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. on May 9th poses a great threat to democracy and illustrates the effects and loss of a long-standing information battle in the Philippines. Ferdinand...
by Nicolas Rodriguez | May 27, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The upcoming Colombian presidential elections will serve as a symbol of hope for the Colombian as they may be able to finally shift the tide in electing the country’s first populist leftist presidential candidate. Colombia’s promising left-wing candidate goes...
by David Millman | May 27, 2022 | Dartmouth College
On March 8th, 2021, the New Hampshire state legislature tried to make me ineligible to run for office in my college town. That day, there was a hearing on HB362, a bill that would remove student housing as proof of domicile (i.e. where someone lives) in New Hampshire,...
by Maggie Pierce | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
President Lopez Obrador uses the process intended to remove an unpopular President from office to instead reinforce his supposed popularity. On April 10, 2022 Mexico held a Presidential recall election – the first of its kind – which President Lopez...
by Allison Elmer | May 17, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
On April 27, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had formed a new board focused on combating disinformation. The board will be headed by Nina Jankowicz, a Wilson Center fellow with experience advising Ukraine on communication strategies and...
