by Jaime Miguel Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
As Asia’s oldest democracy, the Philippines has had its share of national controversies over the years. In recent memory, very few of these incidents stand out as much as the case of Alice Guo, the mysterious Chinese national who lied about her identity as a...
by Abigail Wilson | Apr 18, 2025 | Boston University
Only two weeks out from Presidential Elections, Romanian voters face a tough decision in deciding on the next leader of their country. The latest opinion polls show that nearly 40% of voters are still undecided on who to vote for. After all, most voters already cast...
by elizabeth_morvatz@brown.edu | Dec 4, 2024 | Brown University
“All elected leaders buy votes. Even children know that” (NPR). This is how governance in India is viewed by many of its citizens: a system that is democratic in name, with duly elected leaders, but cannot avoid the influence of money and power. One of the faults of...
by Samuel Cobin | Dec 4, 2024 | Brown University
Unforgettable robbery! Corruption! Undeserved! Are these comments from the recent US Presidential Election? No, they are reactions to the announcement of the most important individual award in the world’s most popular sport: soccer’s Balon D’or. Spanish defensive...
by laudolff.1@osu.edu | Oct 30, 2024 | Ohio State University
As of October 20, 2024, Indonesia has a new president. Prabowo Subianto’s political history is anything but ordinary, as he was able to assume the highest office despite his past involvement with the dictatorship that ruled Indonesia before the rebirth of democracy at...
