by Lucia Minguez Canchaya | Jan 12, 2023 | Sabanci University
The current global crisis of democracy also extends to Latin America, where half of the countries display signs of democratic erosion. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the previously existing historical problems and has highlighted the...
by Jose Casavilla Calvo | Dec 15, 2022 | Sabanci University
Recently, on the 7th of December, Pedro Castillo former president of Peru attempted to give a self-coup d’état. The Peruvian congress held a vote in which it was decided whether the congress would remove the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, from office. To...
by Alice Scollins | Nov 22, 2022 | Boston University
The Dominican Republic has been an established democracy since the 1960s when it established itself as such in their constitution in 1966. During the 1960s and 70s the DR transformed their economy and had their first peaceful transition of power during the 1966...
by Natalie Asitimbay | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
Salvadorean presidential candidate Nayib Bukele, of the Great National Alliance (GANA), speaks during the closing rally of his campaign in San Salvador, on January 26, 2019 ahead of the first round of the national election on February 3. (Photo by Oscar Rivera / AFP)...
by Brandon Young | Oct 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
El Salvador is a country that many Americans have heard of but very few know a lot about. The nation has experienced a long history of turmoil with several military dictatorships and a civil war that claimed the lives of more than 75,000 people. Against this backdrop,...