by Carson Bauer | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves across the West. Long-time geopolitical neutrals Finland and Sweden joined NATO, and many Western countries levied sanctions to cripple the power of the Kremlin, including most countries in Europe. One notable...
by Sophia Janssens | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
Before October of 2023, Freedom House described Poland as having “the swiftest democratic decline in the [European] region.” The far-right, nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) had been in power since 2015. The years of their rule were characterized by recognized...
by Anna Thorner | Sep 17, 2024 | University of Denver
How did we get here? This is a question that many across Europe might be asking themselves when looking at the current health of their democracy. The Netherlands is no exception to this. Just a year ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from The Netherlands released a...
by sfikas.3@osu.edu | Sep 13, 2024 | Ohio State University
Are American elections just one big rigged system? Though there have been numerous claims of voter fraud, it can be hard to know how truly concerned about it we should be. There is actually something a lot scarier hiding in the fraud accusations. Be careful the next...
by Anna Thorner | Jun 21, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Divide and conquer – it is the ultimate strategy to bring downfall to a rather mighty opponent. Empires past have fallen to the same tactic; facing their ruin fragmented, alienated, and apart from one another. One could say that the art of politics is the same,...
