by Hugo Barrillon | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago
The Ukrainian people have been through a lot. According to a 2019 Pew Poll, 81% of Ukrainians see a fair judicial system as one of the most important priorities, nevertheless, promises of judicial system overhauls and anti-corruption efforts never seem to come to...
by Lauren Alvarez-Romero | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
Stalin. Hitler. Kim Jong-Il. These are all names that easily come to mind when one thinks of a dictatorship. People usually do not associate good things with these names. When someone says “Hitler,” for example, everyone in the room thinks of the Holocaust. With...
by Samantha Gable | Oct 14, 2020 | Brown University
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is no friend to open democracy as exemplified by his interference with the judicial branch, meddling in elections, and his latest authoritarian actions in response to Covid-19. He has not tried to conceal his efforts to...
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...
