Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
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Gabon’s military ruler risks becoming the country’s third autocratic leader if he fails to generate economic growth and return the country to democratic paths.
Millions of new voters have entered the electorate – but will they cast their vote?
Kurds have had a history of discrimination perpetrated against them by the Turkish government.
Chad’s presidential elections on 6 May will officially mark the end of the transitional government but will not mean a break with authoritarian rule.
The South Korean leader seeks to strengthen ties with the US and Japan. But he might be hamstrung by domestic concerns.
Modi has aimed to improve the lives of ordinary Indians, but some are still finding jobs hard to come by.
Modelling bolsters idea that fact checking is a useful defence against the flow of disinformation.
Thanks to a strong oral Urdu literary tradition in South Asia, poems from the past linger in the popular imagination.
Nicolás Maduro cracks down on civil liberties as Venezuela prepares for its presidential election.
With China increasingly seeking to influence Solomon Islands’ media, Australian news outlets must renew their commitment – and funding – to cover the Pacific.
President Tayyip Erdogan and his party suffered their biggest electoral blow in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force.
Vague definitions and heavy penalties mean that legislation could be used to stifle a free press.
Research finds that Ramadan can bolster the success of religious organisations and even influence the results of elections.
TikTok’s features for combining different users’ videos have sparked a wave of creativity. They’ve also formed an arena for political arguments and insults.
As technology has advanced, AI-generated deepfakes have become more convincing.
It is feared that the current violence against political opposition in Chad could signal the beginning of another long term dictatorship.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
We are living in an era of democratic backsliding. It is becoming increasingly vital to improve the quality of elections.
Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election results. But the work of others, from lawmakers to judges to regular citizens, stopped him. There are cautionary lessons in that for the 2024 election.
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