by Zoe Coutlakis | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
In response to corruption and economic struggle, the 2010-2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia sparked unrest and a call for democracy and reform within the entire Arab region. While protests in many other Arab countries ultimately resulted in civil war or a slip back...
by Maggie Pierce | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
President Lopez Obrador uses the process intended to remove an unpopular President from office to instead reinforce his supposed popularity. On April 10, 2022 Mexico held a Presidential recall election – the first of its kind – which President Lopez...
by May Li | May 17, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Turkey was once the beacon of democratic liberalism in the East, outside of the Western powers. However, under its current leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party, Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey became the prime example of democratic backsliding...
by Jasmine Thomas-Petit | May 13, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Whenever you read the news it seems like there is always a protest going on in Haiti. The most recent protest that took place in March addressed the rising insecurity of the country. Current President and Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has gotten very comfortable in...
by Sophia Sumaray | May 6, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Ambassadors and diplomats leave while Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (on screen) addresses with a pre-recorded video message at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland,...
