by Valeria Yraita-Zevallos | Oct 16, 2023 | Boston University
Who does one think of when talking about populism and authoritarianism? The common names that come to mind are those of Hitler, Hugo Chavez, Juan Perón, Alberto Fujimori, and others. However, there are names of leaders from the last ten years that fall into the same...
by Julia Gold | Dec 2, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
Right beneath the noses of citizens of every country in the world, lies a massive, interconnected network where humans are bought and sold, just like any other illicit commodity. The International Labor Organization estimated the number of people who were held as...
by Jake Gustin | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
A once successful democracy, Venezuela has experienced a sudden economic downturn due in part to the price of oil dropping worldwide, causing a shift at all levels of the country’s government and in turn leading to a seemingly unstoppable case of democratic...
by Sophia Wagner | Nov 22, 2022 | Boston University
Since Hugo Chávez’s ascension to power, Venezuelan elites have allowed for, and enabled the country’s descent into authoritarianism. In September 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) sent two planes of Venezuelan asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard in...
by Marian Meneses | Feb 5, 2022 | University of Chicago
In what seems to be a Cold-War era tactic, Russia has once again attempted to assert its dominance in the Western Hemisphere. On Jan. 13, a senior Russian official threatened the deployment of “military infrastructure” to Venezuela. This comes after...
