by Nora Dunnigan | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
On July 15, 2016, tanks and members of the Turkish military took to the streets of Istanbul in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government. Soldiers invaded the headquarters of the ruling party while fighter jets bombed the capital city of Ankara. This coup...
by Nancybella Rago | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
Poland is actively making corrupt efforts to silence those who muster the courage to speak out. In late 2019, the Polish Sejm approved a new law, the muzzle law, that is aimed towards taking complete governmental control of the judiciary’s structure and inner...
by Charlie Bowie | Apr 18, 2026 | Boston University
As of today, dozens of federal judicial positions in Israel, including 4 Supreme Court positions, remain vacant. This comes as a result of Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s continued refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee, heavily impairing the functionality...
by Ava Herzog | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University
Recent attacks on academics in the United States point to a broader and more concerning trend, which is the erosion of democratic norms through political polarization and institutional vulnerability. While the U.S. continues to maintain formal protections for free...
by Ava Naeff | Apr 17, 2026 | Boston University
Since 1950, India has been considered the world’s largest democracy. Although democracy-watching organizations have different methods of categorizing democracies, they all classify modern-day India as a “hybrid” regime, with a combination of both democratic and...
