by Mart Peedel | Apr 7, 2025 | Tartu University
Anti-Government Protests and Democratic Erosion in Slovakia In its 2025 report, Transparency International highlighted Slovakia as a “country to watch”, noting that the reforms implemented by Prime Minister R. Fico’s government are directly associated with a...
by Clara Cho | Feb 13, 2025 | Boston University
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol declared martial law, causing widespread panic throughout the nation. His declaration was made in order to protect the country from supposed North Korean sentiments from opposition parties. However, it was...
by Kami Arabian | Aug 24, 2022 | Dartmouth College
In 2018, many in the West predicted that the resignation of Armenia’s pro-Moscow autocrat Serzh Sargsyan and election of self-proclaimed reformist Nikol Pashinyan would finally lead to democratic consolidation. Today, however, this hope appears unjustified. Since his...
by Jasmine Thomas-Petit | Mar 25, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
In July 2021 Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated. Prior to his death, there were various protests and riots calling for him to step down because of his corrupt regime and his refusal to step down. Moïse was elected in November 2016 and many citizens of...
by Vishan Chaudhary | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
As he held a Kalashnikov assault rifle, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a bold and clear statement to CNN earlier this morning: “we Ukrainian[s] are free people with a great European future,” and he was ready to fight against the Russian invasion to...
