How the Strength of LGBTQ+ Communities Indicates Differences in Freedom Across Asia
The the LGBTQ+ community has battled for decades to secure their basic human rights. This article analyzes the varying degrees of success of LGBTQ+ moveme...
Tag: democracy
Defining the State: Despite Imperfections, Duterte’s Philippines is Still a Democracy
Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in the Philippines in 2016, many have criticized his administration as undemocratic and even ruthless. Questions w...
An exploration of the various advantages and disadvantages of a one-party dominant political system, in a South African context
Introduction: Robert Michels, a German sociologist with renowned political distinction, first put forth the idea of ‘The Iron Law of the Oligarchy’ in academic ...
A Conversation about Youth, Trust, and Democracy
Written by: Ryan Fuentes, Pauli Murray College ’23 This piece was published as part of our YMUN Pegasus series. “Why don’t young people trust their govern...
Tiananmen in 1989: Tailoring Chinese Dissidents for American Consumption
Written by Yixin Claire Ren “Events do not deliver their meanings to us. They are always interpreted.”—The Gate of Heavenly Peace While the 1989 student movemen...
Understanding Taiwan’s 2018 Mid-Term Elections: What We Learn from Democracy
Written by Michael Xizhuang Zhou In early November, many had anticipated a “blue wave” during the U.S. mid-terms and expected the Democrats to take back the Con...
Should the United States Implement Democracy in the Muslim World?
The Islamist Ennahda party in Tunisian parliament. Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union and subsequent establishment of Western liberal hegemony, American ac...