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Democratic Means to Undemocratic Ends – How Donald Trump is Weaponizing Democracy for His Own Gain
Modern autocratization is often marked by executive leaders weaponizing the legal system of the democratic country they were elected to lead. It allows for an easy way of...
Shaking Up Democracy: Is Mexico’s 2024 Judicial Reform Democratic Backsliding?
Judicial Reform in Mexico June 1, 2025, marked a landmark institutional shift in Mexico. For the first time in the country’s history, it held elections to select all aspects...