by Cayden Bobley O'Connor | Dec 11, 2022 | Skidmore College
Three years ago, former President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, stood behind bars, with his best years seemingly behind him. After being released in 2019 due to a Supreme Court ruling on imprisonment procedures, Lula has been the subject of what is...
by May Li | May 17, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Since gaining independence from British Rule, Myanmar, then known as Burma, experienced years of civil unrest between various ethnic groups. Just within 8 months after independence, the country was plunged into a civil war as each ethnic group formed their own armies,...
by Margherita Marras | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
In August of 2016, Brazil’s Senate successfully impeached President Dilma Rousseff based on charges of corruption. This was an impressive effort; however, does this mean that Brazil’s safeguards for democracy are strong enough to outlast the rise of the populist...
by Brooke Hanley | Dec 1, 2021 | University of Georgia
Brazil is the fifth largest democracy in the world, it is also currently one of the most fragile. While President Jair Bolsonaro often claims to defend “democracy”, contradictorily, he has put Brazil’s democracy further at risk. He has done this by limiting the...
by Brooke Hanley | Oct 14, 2021 | University of Georgia
2021 Election Summary In September 2021, Russia held a three-day parliamentary election. The head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Ella Pamfilova, announced that United Russia, the dominant political party, won. This...