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,...
by Claire Rueth | Oct 14, 2022 | Ohio State University
Zambia’s democracy needs a savior, and many believe that savior just might be the newly elected President Hichilema. Since his election in 2021, Hichilema’s Zambia has seen massive reductions in inflation, the strengthening of their currency, and large...
by Sophia Wagner | Oct 14, 2022 | Boston University
The election of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni brings to light decades old tensions between technocracy and democracy within EU countries. On September 26, 2022, Giorgia Meloni, President and founder of the Brothers of Italy (Fdl) – a Euroskeptic and nationalist...
by nzachew1@binghamton.edu | Oct 14, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
On July 12, 2020 incumbent Polish President Andrzej Duda won the second round of the presidential elections with 51.0% of the popular vote (BBC, 2020). Duda had first been elected to office in 2015 and was a rising star in the Polish political party Prawo i...
by Dylan Molloy | Oct 12, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Brexit, the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU), has been met with a multitude of criticism. Brexit, which was deemed to damage the United Kingdom’s economy, was voted on by the citizens of the United Kingdom. This referendum paired with populism...