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Re-evaluating the effects of Election on Democracy in Africa
In this paper, author evaluates the democratizing effect of elections to identify whether repeated elections cause improvement in civil liberty or if there is a casual mechanism that causes improvemen...
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GenZ as Harbingers of Change: The Inspiring March of Serbian Students
Actions by GenZ students in Serbia show promise for democracy. By Vladimir Radunovic. (02/08/2025)
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The Biggest Internal Problems of Democracies
Weaknesses in democracies open the door to populist movements and misinformation that negatively impact democratic norms and institutions. By Spyros Tsaparas. (10/29/2024)
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Venezuela’s Dystopia: Two Months After Maduro’s Stolen Election
Author calls on Brazil to join Argentina and Uruguay in their opposition to the Maduro regime in Venezuela. By Izabela Patriota. (10/10/2024)
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Bolsonaro’s Ineligibility: An Essential Step for the Preservation of Democracy
Jair Bolsonaro's declaration of ineligibility and its impact on democracy in Brazil. By Iuri Pioveza. (08/09/2023)
Democracy and Human Rights as Basis for Lasting Peace
Summary of a public lecture given by H.E. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norway’s longest serving non-Labour Prime Minister (1997-2005), and President of the Oslo Center. By Isabella Maria Bello Arocha. (0...
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The Future of Democracy: In Peril?
In this new issue of International Affairs Forum, experts around the world discuss the future of democracy and challenges it faces. February 2021
Paper explores the challenges of nation-building due to the politicization of ethnic identities in Ethiopia and how it has hindered the democratization process. By Melale Hailu. (02/05/2...
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IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World
In the latest issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world examine aspects of a post-Pandemic globe. 07/21/2020
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: The slow crawl from Ethnic Politics to Party Politics
The FYR-Macedonia has made its first step towards a politics characterized by a war of ideas instead of a war between ethnicities.By Albert Pali . (08/31/2017)
In 2014, there were presidential elections in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Uruguay, with right-of-center and pro-business parties losing every contest. Where is ...
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This is not 1989
Contrary to what many believe, recent protests in Hong Kong to not compare well to Tiannanmen Square. By Barclay Bram Shoemaker. (10/08/2014)
Can Europe’s most powerful country lead the way in building both a sustainable, internationally competitive eurozone and a strong, internationally credible European Union? By Timothy Garton Ash ( 08/0...
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Are we asking for too much from Mali?
Should Mali be given assistance? An analysis of Mali and look into its future. By Dr. Christos Kyrou. (04/26/2013)
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'Assad Must Go' Is the Wrong Solution
Susanne Koelbl argues that insisting step down of Bashar Assad is fatal and only prolongs the bloodletting, allowing Syria to slip into anarchy while radical Islamists slowly hijack the revolution. (S...
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The Shi’a Precedent - A Focus on Iran in Syria
How does Iran play into the Syrian conflict? By Landon Shroder. (09/19/2012)
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A Constitution of Ambiguity and Deferment
If constitutions are supposed to make the boundaries of the government’s legitimate authority over its citizens and state or regional administrations clear, Somalia’s new constitution oddly falls shor...
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