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Corruption vs. The Fight for Democratic Resilience: The Threat of Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal to EU Membership and Democratic Integrity

by Ainsley Tischler | Dec 1, 2025 | Northeastern University

On Monday, November 10th, Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies revealed that several of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s long-time associates and other members of the government were allegedly involved in taking roughly 100 million dollars in kickbacks from Ukraine’s...
Shameless Politics: How Scandal Lost Its Power in America

Shameless Politics: How Scandal Lost Its Power in America

by John Mills | Dec 1, 2025 | Northeastern University

In September of 2024, FBI agents acting as businessmen met with the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan under the guise of helping to secure government contracts if Trump were to win the upcoming election. During the meeting, Homan reportedly...

Judicial Reform in Mexico: Democratization or Democratic Erosion?

by Lucinda Posner | Nov 17, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh

On September 15th, 2024, former President López Obrador of Mexico signed into law a sweeping judicial reform drastically changing Mexico’s political landscape. The reform’s most prominent feature is the direct election of all Mexican judges at the state and federal...

How the CAA and Religious Tensions Threaten India’s Democracy

by Katie Power | Nov 14, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh

In 2019, India’s government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which offers non-Muslim religious minorities from neighboring countries a fast-track pass to Indian citizenship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims that this policy intends to give sanctuary to...

The Battle for Public Opinion: The Risk of Pushback on the Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

by Mary Chelsea Mejillano | May 18, 2025 | University of the Philippines, Diliman

    2025: A Turn of Events The year 2025 started with an unexpected turn of events: the House of Representatives impeached Vice President (VP) Sara Duterte.  Sara Duterte has been in hot water since 2023 after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Office...
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