by Malak Ibrahim | Feb 14, 2025 | Boston University
Long considered to be the “Middle East’s only democracy,” Israel as it stands today is a shell of the idealistic Jewish utopia its Zionist founder once envisioned. The Israeli government has been under fire in recent months due to its actions in the ongoing conflict...
by Cassandra Fitts | Feb 12, 2025 | Boston University
Former Soviet satellite states that were once poster children for democratization following the decline of European communism have been making drastic pivots towards autocracy in recent years. In 1989 following the fall of the USSR, previously Soviet-occupied Hungary,...
by Yana Gokhman | Feb 11, 2025 | Boston University
On Monday, January 25th, President Trump was sworn into office for the second time, and he has been very busy since then. His controversial candidacy and, ultimately, his presidency in 2016 pivoted the U.S. political system in ways the country has not seen before. ...
by Ayca Senturk | Feb 3, 2025 | Sabanci University
Turkey has been governed under a competitive authoritarian regime for almost a decade. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) has held power for the last 22 years, with the past decade showing a shift towards authoritarianism. Scholars believe that the...
by Ailey Costantino | Dec 5, 2024 | Brown University
It was a week after Donald Trump won the US 2024 Presidential Election. My little sister texted me frantically: “Mom keeps accusing Dad of voting for Trump. She can’t get off TikTok… She’s doom-scrolling every morning before work and every night after dinner for...
