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Corruption is nothing new to political spheres around the world. In Jamaica, corruption within the government is pervasive and entrenched in Jamaican society. Jamaican politics is overrun with …
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The intricate relationship between authoritarian forms of contemporary populism and its potential implications on democratic order is incredibly important, but also, almost entirely paradoxical. On …
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South Africa–A Return to the Apartheid-era Polarization? Polarization becomes detrimental to democracy when it divides the people into two mutually distrustful parties. Suppose the process of …
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Faced with the worst economic and humanitarian crisis in the country’s history, Lebanon steers towards an autocratic state that is waiting to collapse. President Michel Aoun, who was elected in 2016 …
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Since the 17th century, elections have represented a necessary condition for the legitimate functioning of representative democracies. Nonetheless, if the criteria of freedom and fairness are not …
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The Protest of a De-Democratized Colombia Intro: In September of 2020, seven people were killed during their demonstrations against the influx of corruption in Colombia, following the death of …
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Spread over six floors, thousands of employees stare at their computer screens scanning Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in the middle of a traffic-clogged city. This is a content moderation center, …
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Throughout the past four years, the Trump Administration has been among the most confusing cases of revolving doors and executive disorder in the history of the United States. Before this, the …
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