by Maximilian Bottinger | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
The reputable German news outlet Die Welt is recently cited as saying that, “The alternative to [Angela] Merkel is not the Alternative for Germany, it is [Sebastian] Kurz.” The 31-year old Austrian Chancellor has become a sort of rock star in Europe, famous for his...
by Sabrine Djemil | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
Across Europe and the United States, political commentators are wringing their hands over the meteoric rise of right-wing populist parties. But the wave of right-wing populist sentiment seems to have skipped over one of its likeliest candidates: Spain. How has this...
by Jacob Hirsch | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
Tension in Greece over the name of one its northern neighbors is already threatening to pull apart the country’s populist coalition. Two weeks after similar demonstrations in the city of Thessaloniki, more than 100,000 protestors gathered in the Greek capital of...
by Shemaiah Moss | Nov 20, 2017 | University of Memphis
The resurgence of political protests in the United States seemed to be an anomaly to the less politically engaged citizens, but they along with the rest of the world began to realize that political protests are not restricted to certain regions. Political protests are...
by Jordan Aulfinger | Nov 19, 2017 | University of Memphis
Iceland’s government is in disarray. A month after its most recent election it is struggling to do basic things like decide which members of parliament will hold the various minister positions, including that of Prime Minister. It is just the latest in a...
