by Shivanni Babu | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Since the start of 2020, the COVID-19 virus has rapidly enveloped the world, creating crises across nations. For many governments, crises offer the perfect environment for aspiring autocrats to legally expand their power and slowly chip away at existing political...
by Kevin Yang | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
“Trump gets powerful new rival in Letitia James,” proclaimed one headline. “The thorn in Trump’s side,” said another, soon after New York Attorney General Letitia James took office in 2019. Almost two years later, she has proven the headlines right. Since being...
by Olivia Bauer | Oct 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
The international community has difficulty punishing leaders who undermine electoral power transitions through democratic channels. In August 2020, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced to resign at gunpoint during a military coup. Regional and global...
by Jess Lockett | May 6, 2020 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
Forget the clickbait: President Donald J. Trump and the Republican party are unraveling the democratic process in the United States, just because you cannot “feel” it, does not mean it is not happening. Since...
by David Ahern | Mar 1, 2020 | American University
When Martín Vizcarra first assumed the Peruvian presidency in 2018, he appeared to be the unlikely hero to restore the nation’s faith in democracy. Vizcarra inherited the office of President Kuczynski after he (and much of his cabinet) was toppled for his...
