by Zoe Coutlakis | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
In response to corruption and economic struggle, the 2010-2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia sparked unrest and a call for democracy and reform within the entire Arab region. While protests in many other Arab countries ultimately resulted in civil war or a slip back...
by Akshay Yeddanapudi | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
The GOP senatorial primary, in Pennsylvania, has been dominated by the candidacies of Mehmet Oz, David McCormick and Kathy Barnette. Beyond their disparate political histories, however, lies a pair of fundamental similarities which suggest the relegitimization of...
by Maggie Pierce | May 24, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
President Lopez Obrador uses the process intended to remove an unpopular President from office to instead reinforce his supposed popularity. On April 10, 2022 Mexico held a Presidential recall election – the first of its kind – which President Lopez...
by Ann Lian | May 20, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
In the past few years, the tendency of populism has been increasing worldwide. Many state leaders are reckoned as populist due to their proposals on policies, such as the former President of the U.S, Donald Trump, the former President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, and...
by May Li | May 17, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Turkey was once the beacon of democratic liberalism in the East, outside of the Western powers. However, under its current leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party, Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey became the prime example of democratic backsliding...
