by KYRA PEREZ DECASTRO | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in June 2016, one of his priorities for his administration was to combat the drug issue in the Philippines. According to the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board, the Philippines holds approximately 1.8 million drug users....
by Ricardo Taylor | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
The right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), has gained momentum in the recent years, and has managed to use social media to their advantage. In the recent 2017 elections AfD, gained 13% of the vote, which led them to gain seats in the German...
by Lana Frazier | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Throughout the end of the 20th century Poland made several significant changes including shifting from communism to democracy and joining the European Union. Proceeding 1989 Poland seemed to have finally taken a step in the right direction as they brought an end to...
by Hidetoshi Yoshihara | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Ever since 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party has pursued to shape the Japanese Constitution in some sort of ways to boost the strength of its country. Shinzo Abe, who is the prime minister of Japan has made announcement of his ambition to achieve constitutional...
by MONA NIKKI FARZAN | Mar 14, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Democratic ideals were first introduced to France during the time of the French Revolution, in 1789. Since then, France has come a long way, and is currently referred to as an example of a strong democracy. However, there are now forces in France that threaten...
