by Kaitie Sadowski | Dec 8, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
On the night of August 4, 2024, Bangladesh’s army chief held an emergency video conference with his generals. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had ordered troops to enforce a curfew and suppress the massive protests engulfing Dhaka. The generals made their decision: they...
by Emma Akang | Dec 5, 2025 | University of Georgia
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) exemplifies how the application of a supposedly technical citizenship law can subvert the democratic boundaries between “citizens” and “non-citizens.” By making provisions for the expedited...
by Jaylee Pace | Dec 5, 2025 | University of Georgia
Israeli Government Structure Israel has a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature, known as the Knesset, where citizens elect political parties rather than individuals. This system is proportionally representative, meaning it produces a multiparty...
by Kendall Lucchesi | Nov 28, 2025 | Northeastern University
In the United States today, political violence is no longer an unimaginable notion, it is becoming a background condition of democratic life. Threats against election workers, armed intimidation at state capitols, and assaults on public officials are increasingly...
by Zoe Perri | Nov 24, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
El Salvador has been known, historically, for its high murder rate and deep-seated gang violence. However, over the past six years the country’s gang violence has decreased by 70%. But at what cost? President Nayib Bukele has taken the country by storm,...
