by Ji Ah Jung | Apr 20, 2026 | George Mason University
It’s a wolf! A wolf in sheep’s clothing! The wolf known as Stealth Authoritarianism has now evolved and is attempting to be the shepherd of sheep. Its ulterior motive is to become a shepherd and lead sheep into its own mouth. We, the sheep, must be aware of the...
by Emily Gee | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
Democracy depends on more than just elections: it requires strong independent institutions, specifically courts, that can check and balance political power. In Poland, a nation once praised for its post-communist democratic transition, it has now faced a systematic...
by Nancybella Rago | Apr 19, 2026 | Suffolk University
Poland is actively making corrupt efforts to silence those who muster the courage to speak out. In late 2019, the Polish Sejm approved a new law, the muzzle law, that is aimed towards taking complete governmental control of the judiciary’s structure and inner...
by Mart Peedel | May 26, 2025 | Tartu University
The Polish people are in the process of electing a new president, and these elections are among the most significant in the country’s recent history. The first round of the election took place on the 19th of May, with centrist Rafał Trzaskowski narrowly...
by Cassandra Fitts | Feb 12, 2025 | Boston University
Former Soviet satellite states that were once poster children for democratization following the decline of European communism have been making drastic pivots towards autocracy in recent years. In 1989 following the fall of the USSR, previously Soviet-occupied Hungary,...
