by Martine Bjoernstad | Apr 5, 2020 | Boston University
Israel has made international headlines over the past year, following three consecutive inconclusive elections and increasing fears of prime minister Netanyahu’s autocratic tendencies. The state of democracy in Israel has been in a steady decline since Benjamin...
by Megan Lohry | Mar 24, 2020 | Georgia State University
Within the past decade states across the US have increasingly pushed for voter ID laws in an attempt to minimize voter fraud. This seems optimal, however voter fraud has not been proven to be a significant threat to election turnout, while voter suppression has. The...
by Brianna Barnes | Mar 2, 2020 | Georgia State University
The security system in Niger has weakened due to ongoing conflicts. The absence of a stable government prevents the successful distribution of public services, strong democracy, and peacekeeping from taking place. The central government has taken advantage of the...
by David Ahern | Mar 1, 2020 | American University
When Martín Vizcarra first assumed the Peruvian presidency in 2018, he appeared to be the unlikely hero to restore the nation’s faith in democracy. Vizcarra inherited the office of President Kuczynski after he (and much of his cabinet) was toppled for his...
by Brianna Kuriakose | Feb 14, 2020 | Boston University
Partisanship and polarization is killing democracy in the United States. Excessive polarization results in partisanship encroaching in institutions that are designed to maintain the system of checks and balances [1]. As a result of this partisanship, we see the...
