Piotr Grabarczyk and his boyfriend, Kamil Pawlik, arrive in Barcelona after fleeing their homeland of Poland due to intensifying anti-LGBTQ violence incited by the rhetoric of far-right president …
Idriss Deby Poised to Serve a Sixth Term
Chad is a country that relatively obscure to those who seldom follow African politics. A google search of Chad will produce the TV series ‘’Chad’’. However, Chad is in a very strategic location in …
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Brazil’s Democracy Contracts a COVID-19 Fever
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic cost him popular support. Now he feverishly lays the groundwork for a military coup in the event he loses the upcoming …
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Tanzania’s Uneven Democratic Playing Field
Before the death of President John Magufuli, Tanzania was transitioning into an autocratic state, hitting every hallmark for an uneven democratic playing field. Using both traditional and stealth …
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Democracy: COVID’s Latest Victim
Never in history has there been such a widespread restriction on movement. Around the globe, countries rushed to enact emergency restrictions to protect their citizens from the novel coronavirus. Over …
Virtual Civil Society Networks and the Milk Tea Alliance
As the world grows more interconnected through the proliferation of the internet, social media and other instant messaging technology will play an increased role in the fight against authoritarianism. …
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Armenia’s Postwar Political Crisis
On February 25, 2021 several dozen Armenian army officers and senior military leaders issued a letter calling for the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and his cabinet, to resign. The move came in …
Civil Society and Democratic Decline: A Look at Poland
Poland was once seen as a model post-Soviet transition to democracy. Between 1989 and 2014, Poland built democratic institutions, joined the EU, NATO, and the OSCE, and experienced …
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