Nigeria’s recent elections have been roundly criticized for featuring both voter suppression and intimidation. It was also one of the most significant votes in the country’s democratic history: Opposition “third party” candidate Peter Obi posted a powerful performance despite…
For fans of Nigerian opposition candidate Peter Obi, last month’s election results brought a moment of disappointment and anger as polls showing Obi…
Last summer, Sri Lanka captured the world’s attention with mass protests against the incumbent Rajapaksa government, resulting in the president fleeing…
Peru has seen some of the most turbulent recent years in all of South America. Three impeachments, a legislative snap election, a polarizing…
Greece is a peculiar situation. In 2016, the incumbent SYRIZA government passed a law to change the voting system, scuttling their “majority bonus,” a…
When Biden was inaugurated in 2021, he quickly moved to position his foreign policy as part of a larger fight against global authoritarianism. He was…
The past few years have been very good for the Latin American left. Since 2020 they’ve won presidential elections in Bolivia, Peru, Honduras, Chile…
Thailand has an election this year, and the current polling tells a familiar story. As of this year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is one of three candidates…
See all

Populism Updates