by Kofi Lee-Berman | Dec 10, 2020 | Williams College
Moldova’s presidential election has been declared for Maia Sandu, who unseated incumbent Igor Dodon in a historic victory. Against a backdrop of longstanding geopolitical tension, the election has been described as a win for pro-Western interests in Moldova. Yet...
by Stasya Rodionova | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
In late June of 2020 the Russian government held a nation-wide plebiscite on a series of constitutional amendments proposed earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin. Among a myriad of changes like constitutionally banning same-sex marriage, fortifying instruction...
by Oscar Sarkes | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
At the end of August, while returning from campaigning for local elections in the Siberian city of Tomsk, Russian opposition figure and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny fell violently ill. Amongst domestic supporters and international observers foul play was...
by MaKenna Waszgis | Oct 19, 2020 | University of Georgia
Fake news could be one of the most potentially harmful things to democracy. With the presence of social media platforms growing more and more within the field of politics each day, there has undoubtedly been a growing number of fake news accounts popping up on social...
by Sophia Russinoff | Oct 14, 2020 | Northeastern University
Under the Soviet Union, Russian’s prioritized bread over freedom. It seems as though they still prefer bread. Freedom House rates Russia a 20% on its democracy scale and blames the strong relationship between bureaucrats and organized crime groups for the rampant...
