by Heavyn Johnson | Apr 30, 2021 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
Since the 1967 War Israel has had control over the West Bank and the Palestinian community that resides within it. Due to the lack of civil liberties and human rights for Palestinian people the West Bank continues to reveal the truth about Israel’s democracy. This...
by Kaan Aksoy | Apr 22, 2020 | Bilkent University
Aspiring autocrats do not necessarily need to seek out ways to legitimise their attacks on the institutions of democracy, such as free media, checks and balances, and civil society. Sometimes, such legitimacy is granted to them by the forces beyond the control of...
by Robert Wilson | Apr 11, 2020 | American University
Amidst the onset of an economic recession in 2008, the Wall Street Journal quoted former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emmanual with his now-infamous phrase, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” While certainly not his intention, Emmanual’s quote underscores...
by Steven Rubin | Apr 6, 2020 | Boston University
In the Middle East, no country is more democratic than the State of Israel, as evidenced by the Democracy Index of 2019 [1]. However, the strain put on Israel’s political system in the past year has...
by Martine Bjoernstad | Apr 5, 2020 | Boston University
Israel has made international headlines over the past year, following three consecutive inconclusive elections and increasing fears of prime minister Netanyahu’s autocratic tendencies. The state of democracy in Israel has been in a steady decline since Benjamin...
