by Michael Manangu | May 26, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
In a controversial decision, the Philippine Supreme Court voted on May 11 to remove its leader, Maria Lourdes Sereno. The court’s majority ordered Sereno’s seat vacated after acting on a petition brought by Rodrigo Duterte’s top lawyer, who cited malfeasance in her...
by Jacob Farris | Apr 27, 2018 | American University
Guardrails of democracy ensure that everyone plays on the same field by creating an environment of general respect. One of the most important of these guardrails is mutual toleration. For the purpose of this blog post, mutual toleration is being defined using Levitsky...
by Victoria Hill | Apr 24, 2018 | American University
In April 2018, Serzh Sargsyan reached the end of his constitutionally-allowed two terms as President of Armenia. Less than ten days later, the national assembly elected him as Prime Minister. The reaction was swift and uncompromising: for ten days, citizens took to...
by Anagha Kadambi | Apr 23, 2018 | American University
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under pressure from the news media, opposition parties, and others, recently withdrew a proposed bill to punish purveyors of so-called “fake news” by stripping them of accreditation.[1] This accreditation allows journalists and...
by Nicole Wells | Apr 22, 2018 | American University
Over the last four years, Romania has been rocked by major protests and riots not seen since the Revolution of 1989 that ended the brutal Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaucescu. Major corruption scandals plaguing politicians and government officials have been the...
