by ISABELLE VICTORIA MCGREW | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
A managed democracy, as the Putinists would practice it, is not a true democracy. As the demonstrations have continued, it is clear that Russians themselves agree that this political system is not an acceptable approach to democracy – and a true democracy is what...
by HAOCHENG BI | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In late October 2016, Jay Y. Lee, the head of Samsung South Korea’s largest conglomerate, was reported to “have bribed totaling more than $36 million” to Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye, in return for president’s favorable...
by JOSEPH O NEUHEISEL | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
How can democracies survive and flourish? The question is interesting because so few have survived over the course of history. Our United States of America is a shining example of a democracy surviving and flourishing given our prominent position in the global...
by PALLAVI ADAPA | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In March of 2011, Syria underwent a civil war. Following this turbulent event, there was considerable oppression of the Syrian citizens by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Protests were forcibly put down by the military, and the people were suffering under this...
by HARRIET DIAMANTE FERRER | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
The Philippines is one of the oldest democracies in Asia, but the country has been plagued with regimes that undermine the institutions of democracy, which result in its instability. The Philippines has experienced authoritarian leaders and presidents from the inner...
