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The Zambian Plot Twist: Citizens who beat dictatorship in the mask of law

The Zambian Plot Twist: Citizens who beat dictatorship in the mask of law

by Minseo Kim | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University

Forget the tanks! In the 21st century, the most dangerous weapon against democracy isn’t a gun. It’s a law. In a democracy, a “coup” is not the only dangerous thing when armed soldiers show up one day and topple them. The scariest thing is that the...
Beginning of ‘Democratic Erosion’ in El Salvador

Beginning of ‘Democratic Erosion’ in El Salvador

by Sungeun Choi | Apr 20, 2026 | American University, George Mason University, Universities

Sungeun Choi “The coolest dictator in the world.” This is how El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bokele, describes himself on social media. It might sound like a joke, but it shows a serious problem in democracy. This is when democracy slowly breaks from the inside....

How elites quietly destroyed democracy in Venezuela

by Chanul Baek | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University, Universities

Democracies do not usually collapse in some dramatic moments. There is no single night where everything suddenly falls. Most of time, they fade slowly and almost silently until the day they are not really democracies anymore. That is what happened in Venezuela....
Why Elections Alone Do Not Make the Philippines Democratic

Why Elections Alone Do Not Make the Philippines Democratic

by Minjoo Kim | Apr 19, 2026 | George Mason University

Why Elections Alone Do Not Make the Philippines Democratic The Philippines holds elections every six years. All citizens have the right to vote, leaders are changed by the results of elections, and political campaigns look like it democratic. Yet after each election,...
What Does the United States Democracy Have in Store?

What Does the United States Democracy Have in Store?

by Stephanie Moran | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University

  The United States has always had a fair democracy, but in a year our democracy has fallen. One President has made tremendous changes, but many of these changes haven’t been good for us as American Citizens. The democracy of the United States has been at hands...
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