by Geetika Badham | May 2, 2019 | Georgia State University
We hear about refugees and immigrants a lot more in the news than we used to before. Who are refugees anyway? By standard definition, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. Refugees do not willingly...
by Omar Battisha | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
As political observers intently watch the situation between the Sudanese protesters and the Transitional Military Council continue to unfold, waiting to see if a democratic future is in store for the country, many are inclined to ask themselves the question that Walsh...
by Warren Epstein | Apr 18, 2019 | University of Chicago
Were the Blue and White Party generals attempting a promissory coup against an executive aggrandizing Likud Prime Minister? The rhetoric of military generals attempting to “protect” democracy and an executive aggrandizer desperate to maintain power In “On Democratic...
by Mackenzie Cannon | Mar 11, 2019 | Suffolk University
Can quantitative data be the best indicator of a destabilizing democracy? Lebanon’s growing economic crisis may be the icing on the cake in terms of diagnosing the country’s past and present democratic climate. Since 1975, Lebanon has been destabilized by “civil war,...
by Abbi Kenny | Feb 4, 2019 | Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design
Entering Brown University’s Stephen Robert Hall was an overwhelming ordeal, the hall was buzzing with activity from students, faculty, and guests as everyone prepared for the evening’s discussion. The full house was in preparation for the evening’s event:...
