Democracy

Protests, Massive Arrests, One Month After Nicolas Maduro’s Contested Re-election, Venezuela Continues to Descend into Chaos

Protests, Massive Arrests, One Month After Nicolas Maduro’s Contested Re-election, Venezuela Continues to Descend into Chaos Following a widespread power outage on Friday morning, the government in Venezuela has denounced it as an “attempted coup” amidst the chaos that has gripped the nation since Maduro’s contested reelection in late July 2024. Early Friday morning, on […]

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We will go all the way!

“We will go all the way!” : In Venezuela, one month after Nicolas Maduro’s contested victory in the presidential election, his opponents take to the streets again Protests continued on Wednesday in the capital Caracas with a fourth demonstration since the election. The crowd was smaller than in the previous mobilization, but energized by opposition […]

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Concerns over Democratic Backsliding in West Africa

Concerns over Democratic Backsliding in West Africa Introduction Over the past several years, there has been growing concern about the state of democracy in parts of West Africa. A number of countries in the region have experienced coups d’état or attempted power grabs, raising fears of a democratic recession. In Mali, the military seized power […]

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