by Devin Molina | May 8, 2021 | Ursinus College
Over the past few decades, Slovenia has shifted dramatically from a socialist state within the Soviet Union. Governments with a history of socialism have been more likely to experience democratic backsliding. Democratic backsliding is defined as state-led debilitation...
by Jehred Reyes | May 7, 2021 | George Washington University
COVID-19 is not the only killer lurking about the shifting battlefield of a post-Saddam Iraq. Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaimed that the war against the Islamic State was over in 2017, but perhaps, like former President George W. Bush in 2003, he...
by Gelen Emil Turano | May 1, 2021 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The COVID-19 pandemic is probably the greatest shock of the century. To slow down the spread of the virus, the only options were to restrict movement and pause economic activities. In the Philippines, the wearing of face masks and face shields and social distancing...
by Aisha Tewfik | Apr 21, 2021 | Georgia State University, Uncategorized
Ethiopia, a country located in the Horn of Africa, has garnered much attention due to its strategic position, its large population, and its role as a security provider within the region. When Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s current prime minister first rose to power in 2018,...
by Emelyn Rodriguez | Apr 16, 2021 | Ursinus College
The first Caribbean nation to earn independence is now struggling to preserve democracy. While the opposition screams for change, the president demands a longer term. During his five-year presidential term, the Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has declared war on the...
