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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's Legal Battles

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces legal battles over martial law imposition and rebellion charges, causing political unrest and testing democracy.

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In the global clash between democracy and oligarchy, the US is switching sides

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

The Guardian - US

A return to the racial caste system

To save democracy from Trump, look to Black history

Salon

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In pushing for Ukraine elections, Trump is falling into Putin-laid trap to delegitimize Zelenskyy

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shut out of the discussions concerning the future of his country, which took place in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18, 2025. In fact, there were no Ukrainian representatives, nor any European Union ones – just U.S. and Russian delegations, and their Saudi hosts.

The Conversation

Brazilians hail strength of democracy as Bolsonaro is called to account

‘In Brazil coup-mongers go to jail. In the US they get back into the White House,’ says one leading politician

The Guardian - US

Is Nigeria in danger of a coup? What the country should do to avoid one – political analyst

African countries have had nine successful military coups since 2020. In west and central Africa, there have been at least 10 coup attempts in the same period. Those of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Guinea were successful. A number of social, economic and political factors have been identified as…

The Conversation

Trump's constitutional crisis strategy

Brennan Center lawyer: "I do not believe that there is any outcome in the US Supreme Court that is inevitable"

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The US and Europe are at a crossroads. A new world order is emerging

We’ve seen the opening salvo in a US effort to transform the transatlantic relationship. The future of democracy is in play

The Guardian - US

Man who threw pipe bomb at Japan’s ex-PM Kishida gets 10 years in prison

Court says the attack was a serious challenge to democracy and posed a significant danger to many people.

Al Jazeera

Civics education is at an all-time low in Australia. Mapping our ‘civic journeys’ may help

Although Australia has a strong and proud democracy, it nonetheless faces important challenges.

The Conversation

Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

With the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level administration nominees – the president’s attempt to remake government as a home for political loyalists continues.

The Conversation

Inside the movement to end democracy

Journalist Katherine Stewart's "Money, Lies, and God" takes readers into Trump's movement to end America

Salon

Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond?

The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? ask Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

The Guardian - UK

A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America

In the four weeks since he was inaugurated for his second term as US president, Donald Trump has issued dozens of executive orders – many of which are now the subject of legal challenges on the grounds they exceed his authority under the US constitution. As a result, some will…

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Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch review – crises for Christianity and democracy

The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America – and the questions he poses are existential

The Guardian - US

‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts

In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy

The Conversation

The best of both worlds? How Australia’s unique democracy evolved

We are social beings. So, within every group, decisions must be made about how to live together, preserving wellbeing and relations with others. Historically, those decisions were made by tribal leaders, or monarchs and their courts. Yet the ancient states of Greece, needing collective commitment to the battles in which…

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John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

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The courts separate democracy from autocracy. Will Trump defy them?

Thus far, the administration has pursued appeals. But remarks from JD Vance and Elon Musk echo authoritarians worldwide

Salon

America’s Enabling Act moment

As echoes of 1933 grow louder, will Congress act or must the American people shut the country down?

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US Vice President JD Vance Criticizes European Leaders

JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference critiques European leaders on free speech, immigration, and democracy, sparking debate and reflection.

Reason

J.D. Vance Brings the Culture War to Europe: 'There Is a New Sheriff in Town'

The Munich Security Conference was supposed to be a foreign policy forum. Instead, the vice president lectured Europeans about democracy.

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