This pandemic is causing businesses to fail, and it is leading to surging economic inequality in Brazil. Brazil is struggling, and it is time for the world to realize it.
Continue reading “Do or Die: Economic Losses in Brazil Threaten It’s Democracy”Egypt’s “Response” to COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of it All
There is a controversy in Egypt about whether the government is failing to make an adequate response to the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Continue reading “Egypt’s “Response” to COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of it All”Online Voting During a Pandemic
Some are thinking that we seriously need an overhaul of the way we vote, especially in comparison to places like Arizona that vote mostly by mail, or even countries, like Estonia, that vote entirely online.
Continue reading “Online Voting During a Pandemic”COVID-19 and Pseudo Democracy: The Two Pandemics Egypt Cannot Cure
Egypt is no stranger to recovering from the odd melange of democratic and authoritarian rule – but now that COVID-19 is the mix, Egypt is past the point of a social, political, and health-related recovery.
Continue reading “COVID-19 and Pseudo Democracy: The Two Pandemics Egypt Cannot Cure”Brazil: More at Risk for Coronavirus or Their Democratic Regime?
Imagine being the leader of an entire country denying a global pandemic, only to test positive for the virus… and then transmit it to your wife. This is exactly what Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has done. The leadership of President Bolsonaro during the pandemic is threatening Brazilian democracy and the safety of its citizens.
Continue reading “Brazil: More at Risk for Coronavirus or Their Democratic Regime?”Venezuela’s Backsliding Democracy and Its Response to a Global Pandemic
Nothing is more stressful than a global pandemic, except a global pandemic with a president that disregards the well-being of his own people. This is the reality for the people of Venezuela.
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With COVID-19’s devastating impact on countries around the world, Germany’s reaction to the pandemic has had the unfortunate result of displacing democratic principles.
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In recent years, Hungary has been slowly reverting back into its old authoritarian ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the process.
Continue reading “Power Hungary: How the Pandemic Has Been Exploited to Breakdown Democracy in Hungary”Paradise paused: Philippines’ democracy flounders under COVID-19
While the world is plagued by the coronavirus, the Philippines is additionally sickened with corrupt leadership and complete denial of democracy.
Continue reading “Paradise paused: Philippines’ democracy flounders under COVID-19”The potential for Iranian democracy during the pandemic
Iran’s political response to COVID has been the worst across the Middle East. This is surprising because Iran in terms of GDP is one of the wealthiest countries in the region. Why has Iran failed to combat the spread of the virus and what does it mean for democracy in Iran?
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