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posted on by John Lindenau
American University Tagged With: Eastern Europe, Poland, populism
Several dozen members of the National Radical Camp (ONR) demonstrate against immigration in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 24, 2018. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images and Foreign Policy There can be …
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posted on by Connor Murray
Does the European Union (EU) have a populist problem? While many cannot even agree on what populism is, my answer to the question is an emphatic “Yes.” Media and political discourse in Western …
posted on by Steven Duke
American University Tagged With: Belarus, Civil society, Eastern Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe
Protestors took to the streets to oppose the fraudulent election of “Europe’s Last Dictator” Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections. Their defiance of the Lukashenko regime …
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posted on by Peter O'Donnell
American University Tagged With: #safeguards, Chile, Community, constitutional referendum, democracy, Latin America, mass mobilization, protest, referendum, voting
On October 25th, 2020, millions of Chileans at home and abroad voted overwhelmingly in favor of scrapping the 1980 Constitution. Furthermore, the populous voted in favor of establishing a …
Continue Reading about #VotoApruebo: How National Referenda Are Saving Chile’s Democracy →
posted on by Zachary Klein
Nations known for defending and promoting liberal ideals are now dissing democracy. The latest Freedom House figures are shocking. From our perch in the West, we are witnessing a train smash in the …
posted on by Bridgid Kennelly
The 2020 presidential race was polarizing, extremely partisan, and brought out a lot of voters. Along with that, it occurred during a global pandemic which necessitated the use of alternatives to …
Continue Reading about The State Legislation Which You Should Be Aware Of →
posted on by Jacob Waddell
Since the first cases of Covid-19 appeared in Wuhan, China in late 2019, politicians, epidemiologists, armchair scientists, and conspiracy theorists alike have speculated on the original vector of the …
Continue Reading about The WHO Handed the Chinese Government a Big Propaganda Win →
posted on by Camille Rybacki
American University Tagged With: Colonization, France
The modern state is often traced back to the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. In this narrative, the current political order is tied to ideas of religious tolerance and respect for sovereignty. Those …
