by Chloe Rudnicki | Apr 9, 2020 | Boston University
The COVID-19 pandemic is holding up a magnifying glass to the fragility of not only Hungary’s healthcare system but its already besieged democracy. In 2008, far-right populist Viktor Orban captured public sympathy, and Hungary’s highest political office, by exploiting...
by Ian Mcgrail | Nov 24, 2019 | Salem State University
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban is a well-established populist and a wolf in sheep’s clothing when it comes to democratically elected leaders. His reputation and recent actions as an authoritarian, anti-immigration candidate, and “Trump-like” leader are also...
by Selena Spencer | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
This piece argues against Francis Fukuyama’s famous piece “The End of History”. In February 1989 at the University of Chicago in room 122 of the Social Science Research Building, Francis Fukuyama gave a speech about the state of international...
by Conor Gleeson | Mar 12, 2019 | American University
By Conor Gleeson Stochastic terrorism is a term that rose to prominence in 2018 to describe the use of mass, public communication, against a particular individual or group, which incites or inspires acts of terrorism which are statistically probable but happen...
by Jacob Farris | May 7, 2018 | American University
The backsliding of democracy in Europe, especially Eastern Europe is troubling for integrative nature of the European Union (EU). The concept of a greater Europe is now being tested by countries pushing the boundaries of the established rule of law. Major difference...
