by Michael Villani | Feb 14, 2025 | Brown University
Abstract: South Korea faced an attempted coup in December by President Yoon Suk Yeol with the enactment of martial law. Fortunately the South Korean National Assembly and opposition party were able to overturn and impeach Yoon. What does this mean for South Korean...
by Astrid Weinberg | Feb 25, 2022 | University of Chicago
Impeachment trials are sensationalized events that capture American national attention and media focus. To date, no U.S. president has been removed from office as a result of an impeachment conviction. Such a statistic does not mean that impeachment is an ineffective...
by Gina Dematteo | Nov 23, 2020 | Suffolk University
With three presidents in one week, and a history of political corruption, can Peru’s fragile democracy stay afloat? In a recent unfolding of events, Peru’s citizens have taken to the streets in response to the obstruction of justice and removal of former president,...
by Leo Zaroff | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
With the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing US presidential transition grabbing daily headlines, it can be difficult for the American audience to focus on the political events of any other country. However, there are key lessons to be learned from countries like Peru,...
by Elly Rundqwist | Feb 21, 2020 | Boston University
In a wide view of American politics, the presidency of Donald Trump has seemingly allowed the country’s state of democracy to fall into a decline. Even prior to his impeachment trial, the world placed the country’s politics under a microscope- whether it was news...
