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Global Outlook: Global Challenges to Democracy
Trump’s First Month: Flooding the Zone
By Robert R. Kaufman | 24 February, 2025
In the first thirty days of his second presidential term, Donald Trump and his associates have been engaged in what some have described as a slow-moving political coup. The incoming president has undertaken what amounts to a full-scale attack on institutional checks and balances and on civil and political rights.
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From Democratic Leader to Autocratic Example: The Global Impact of U.S. Backsliding
By Jordan Ryan | 30 January, 2025
The Trump administration’s recent freeze on billions in federally authorised funding signals an alarming shift in democratic governance with global ramifications.
Tunisia’s Revolution 14 Years On: ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’
By Larbi Sadiki | 21 January, 2025
The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.
Dr. King’s Call to Justice: A Universal Beacon in Troubled Times
By Jordan Ryan | 18 January, 2025
On January 20, 2025, the United States will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honouring the life and legacy of a man who championed justice, nonviolence, and moral courage. This year, the holiday coincides with the presidential inauguration, an event often marked by political division and controversy.
The Death of Accountability: How America’s Democratic Crisis Threatens Freedom Worldwide
By Jordan Ryan | 16 January, 2025
When former U.S. President Richard Nixon declared, “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal,” Americans recoiled in horror. Today, that shocking claim is inching closer to legal reality.
Donald Trump 2.0
By Robert R. Kaufman | 19 December, 2024
In January 2025, Donald Trump will take office at a time when the GOP sweep of the House and Senate and a super-majority in the Supreme Court have severely weakened the institutional guardrails built into the United States constitution.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Trump’s First Month: Flooding the Zone
By Robert R. Kaufman | 24 February, 2025
In the first thirty days of his second presidential term, Donald Trump and his associates have been engaged in what some have described as a slow-moving political coup. The incoming president has undertaken what amounts to a full-scale attack on institutional checks and balances and on civil and political rights.
To see the full list of Global Outlook articles, click here
From Democratic Leader to Autocratic Example: The Global Impact of U.S. Backsliding
By Jordan Ryan | 30 January, 2025
The Trump administration’s recent freeze on billions in federally authorised funding signals an alarming shift in democratic governance with global ramifications.
Tunisia’s Revolution 14 Years On: ‘The Emperor Has No Clothes’
By Larbi Sadiki | 21 January, 2025
The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.
Dr. King’s Call to Justice: A Universal Beacon in Troubled Times
By Jordan Ryan | 18 January, 2025
On January 20, 2025, the United States will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honouring the life and legacy of a man who championed justice, nonviolence, and moral courage. This year, the holiday coincides with the presidential inauguration, an event often marked by political division and controversy.
The Death of Accountability: How America’s Democratic Crisis Threatens Freedom Worldwide
By Jordan Ryan | 16 January, 2025
When former U.S. President Richard Nixon declared, “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal,” Americans recoiled in horror. Today, that shocking claim is inching closer to legal reality.
Donald Trump 2.0
By Robert R. Kaufman | 19 December, 2024
In January 2025, Donald Trump will take office at a time when the GOP sweep of the House and Senate and a super-majority in the Supreme Court have severely weakened the institutional guardrails built into the United States constitution.
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.