by Jackson Graham | Apr 29, 2026 | Suffolk University
There is a peculiar irony at the heart of what is happening to NATO right now. The United States, the alliance’s founding architect and long-time guarantor, has spent the better part of the last decade making clear that it is running out of patience with the...
by Halle Goldsmith | Apr 27, 2026 | Suffolk University
The “Secret Club” Scandal, often referred to as the “Slovenska” affair, shocked Croatian society and uncovered deep seated corruption that goes all the way to the top. During strict COVID-19 lockdowns, when ordinary citizens faced heavy restrictions,...
by Garrett White | Apr 20, 2026 | Suffolk University
Setting the Stage for Autocracy Democratic backsliding is nothing if not the gradual death of democracy. Democracy is eroded through incremental steps taken by the dominant political party to consolidate power into their own hands. The specific means of doing this is...
by Sehee Suk | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University, Uncategorized
How did the birthplace of democracy become a system shaped by political dynasties and corruption? Today, Greece still appears to be a democracy, but beneath the surface, its political system tells a different story. Instead of collapsing suddenly, democracy in Greece...
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....