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The Free-Market Democracy Scam
by Katherine Jones January 31, 2022“The Free-Market Democracy Scam” was originally published in our Fall 2021 Print Edition: Authoritarianism. Our story starts in 2000, at the close of Bill…
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The Honduras Challenge for U.S. Foreign Policy
by Christopher López January 28, 2022When Joseph Biden served as Vice-President, he traveled to over 45 countries, often leading diplomatic efforts on behalf of the Obama administration. In Central…
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Bulgaria’s Rising Autocrats and Their EU Enablers
by Manon Snyder January 14, 2022“Bulgaria’s Rising Autocrats and Their EU Enablers” was originally published in our Fall 2021 Print Edition: Authoritarianism. Whereas Poland and Hungary have taken a…
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Bangladesh: The Cost of Democracy
by Samriddhi Sapkota January 3, 2022“Bangladesh: The Cost of Democracy” was originally published in our Fall 2021 Print Edition: Authoritarianism. When Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan in 1971, most…
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Putin’s Authoritarianism: Driven by Money
by Alex Choy September 1, 2021Annually, the Comparative Survey of Freedom evaluates nations’ political rights and civil liberties. Political rights are defined as how “people have a choice in…
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Colombia’s Tumultuous Summer in Review
by Annabelle Werner August 24, 2021Earlier this year, surreal images poured out of major Colombian cities and into international news headlines. Videos emerged of thousands gathered in the streets,…
