by Madeline Price | Mar 7, 2022 | Ohio State University
Earlier this year, Mali’s military run government delayed democratic elections for up to five years — prolonging a promised 18-month democratic transition into 2026 and beyond. Mali is not new to democratic instability; the military has orchestrated three coups in the...
by Helen Taura | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
The year 2016 brought about quite a shocking presidential candidate and elect for the United States. President Donald Trump, in his 4 years of candidacy, made himself well-known throughout the international community for his rash and at times demonizing comments made...
by Gabrielle Young | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
Poland was once the model nation of a communist country fallen apart and in shambles that then came together to become a prosperous democratic country, but now Poland’s democracy is crumbling. The controlling party is discriminating against sexual minorities,...
by Nisha Rao | Feb 13, 2022 | Boston University
Many saw Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election as a light at the end of a four year long tunnel of anti-democratic behaviors and rampant populism. As Joe Biden and his administration took over, it became apparent that many of the anti-democratic tendencies of his...
by Sofia Delgado | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Following a worrying trend of anti-democratic actions taken by Wisconsin’s Republican politicians, in November of 2021, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson called for a unilateral takeover of the state’s bipartisan Elections Commission (WEC) by the Republican-controlled...
