by Lilac Lin | Oct 23, 2026 | Brown University
In February, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu used Article 49.3 of the Constitution to forcibly pass the 2026 state budget. Earlier this month, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure vowed to use “whatever it takes” to keep the deficit low and avoid restricting...
by Sarah Gleason | Oct 19, 2026 | Arizona State University
Just recently Donald Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, a region which is defined by the prevalence of their manufacturing sector, and which has seen negative impacts from ever increasing US reliance on manufactured imports. As a result of the blowbacks from increased...
by Seonghu Lee | Oct 19, 2026 | George Mason University
If elections still exist, what exactly is eroding? Hungary continued to hold elections throughout Viktor Orbán’s sixteen years in power. Opposition parties still existed, and citizens still went to the polls to vote. So why did major democracy-related organizations...
by Ryeowon Kim | Oct 17, 2026 | George Mason University
Introduction According to Freedom House, Kenya is a multiparty democracy that holds regular and competitive elections. However, having elections does not always mean that a democracy is strong. In our class, we learned that democracy also requires political...
by Mariana Vasquez | Oct 17, 2026 | George Mason University
On December 7th, 2022, Pedro Castillo—then President of Peru—went on live television. What should’ve been a routine presidential address turned into horror: he announced he was dissolving Congress and would rule by decree. Within the hour, his own cabinet started...
