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Africa: COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks
Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned...
Global Elections 2022: Global Rise of Alpha Dreamers
Who are these five billion alpha dreamers across the world; they are globally connected, mostly silent and invisible amongst many-billion-folks of the world? How have...
Cold War Paranoia and the Increased Powers of the Executive Office of the U.S. President
Cooperation between U.S. presidencies and the Congress is imperative to any successful administration. Without cooperation, bargaining, concessions, and appeasements from both sides, the creation...
How Egyptians Came to Mourn Mubarak’s Tyranny
Ruling a large nation like Egypt for nearly 30 years requires more than the traditional authoritarian’s iron-grip. Unlike democratic leaders, successful authoritarian rulers need...
The Ongoing Russification of the Liberal West
When Russian troops began their invasion of Ukraine on February 24, some announced that world war three had just started. Some of this idea’s...
Was there a US-backed regime change in Pakistan?
A US-sponsored regime change is hardly new, and it does not take a student of history to cite examples of such transgressions. Guatemala, Congo,...
Pakistan: The Maturing of a Banana Democracy
The shameful and unprecedented political drama that has been witnessed in Pakistan in the last few days, do probably have no annals in the...
South Korean perceptions of misinformation
How does the South Korean public view misinformation and efforts to combat its spread? My survey work shows that, unlike in the United States...
Democracy with American characteristics and the Future of Pakistan
I think democracy is the essence of politics, but the international system is the tragedy of democracy, especially when it comes to the foreign...
The 2022 Presidential Elections in the Philippines
As the Philippines go down to vote for a new President on May 9, let’s have a look at how democracy functions in the...