by traver.24@osu.edu | Oct 11, 2024 | Ohio State University
Attending a recent College Democrats of America meeting at Ohio State University was an opportunity to not only reflect on various aspects of democratic erosion within contemporary U.S. politics but also see real world examples of democratic erosion on my college...
by higgins.623@osu.edu | Oct 10, 2024 | Ohio State University
“I’ll talk to you the minute you stop killing children,” he proclaims as he closes the door in our faces. My roommate, a public policy major, has been interning as a campaign assistant for Beryl Brown Piccolantonio, a Democratic candidate for the 4th district in...
by Carson Bauer | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves across the West. Long-time geopolitical neutrals Finland and Sweden joined NATO, and many Western countries levied sanctions to cripple the power of the Kremlin, including most countries in Europe. One notable...
by minh_khai_spencer@brown.edu | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
The self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator”, Nayib Bukele, won presidential re-election in El Salvador in February of this year, extending his presidency to another five-year term. His landslide victory with close to 85% of the vote and his party winning over 58...
by Sophia Janssens | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
Before October of 2023, Freedom House described Poland as having “the swiftest democratic decline in the [European] region.” The far-right, nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) had been in power since 2015. The years of their rule were characterized by recognized...
