by Lucy Rothe | Mar 3, 2025 | The University of Alabama
The growing unpopularity for America providing foreign aid to Ukraine during its conflict with Russia signals a troubling shift towards isolationism. The United States, the world’s most involved superpower, retreating from fighting against an authoritarian sets a...
by Cassandra Fitts | Feb 12, 2025 | Boston University
Former Soviet satellite states that were once poster children for democratization following the decline of European communism have been making drastic pivots towards autocracy in recent years. In 1989 following the fall of the USSR, previously Soviet-occupied Hungary,...
by Julian Cronin | Dec 10, 2024 | Brown University
Romantic evening strolls by the Seine, fragrant cafes and boulangeries, political crises and popular unrest—what is more quintessentially French than these classic Parisian experiences? France, one of the birthplaces of modern democracy, remains a significant linchpin...
by Sam Levine | Dec 5, 2024 | Brown University
Protecting and fostering democracy has been a cornerstone of the European Union project since its founding. Yet the recent rise of antidemocratic regimes in countries like Poland and Hungary has invited many questions about the EU’s effectiveness in preventing...
by Rachel Kahn | Nov 21, 2023 | Northeastern University
Democracy was rocky in Hungary in its early post-communist years. Several of the political parties in power were riddled with corruption and economic inequality plagued the country. This growing unrest against various corrupt political parties, especially the current...
