by Sophia Russinoff | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
Under the Soviet Union, Russian’s prioritized bread over freedom. It seems as though they still prefer bread. Freedom House rates Russia a 20% on its democracy scale and blames the strong relationship between bureaucrats and organized crime groups for the rampant...
by Mayur Patel | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes in the world, leaving the right to vote in the United States under siege. One of the pandemic’s most significant impacts will be on the 2020 U.S. presidential election. In its almost 250 years of history,...
by Madison Smrz | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
The sweeping reforms of Hugo Chávez not only initiated democratic breakdown within Venezuela, but also signaled a rise in opposition against the increasingly authoritarian regime that remains prevalent to this day. Recently, rising violence in Venezuela by the current...
by Abby Manu | May 12, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
The state of South Korea’s democracy is precarious; instead of a positive trend of democratization, democratic erosion is the prevalent force. De-democratization with a myriad of names refers to the gradual decline of democracy, often caused by the...
by Kaan Basar Tezel | May 9, 2020 | Koç University
In June 2018, an important agreement was reached between Macedonia and Greece, solving the legal name dispute between the two neighbors. As a consequence of the agreement, Macedonia acknowledged altering its official name as North Macedonia, while Greece promised to...
