Long considered a bastion of democracy in Africa, Senegal held elections for its departmental, municipal, and city councils in January. Opposition figures won several key positions, including the mayorship of…
Trust between citizens and their states is crucial for resilience in the face of COVID-19 and the global challenges on the horizon. Ironically, the pandemic has magnified a particularly consequential…
France is one of the United States’ oldest allies. The relationship between the two countries dates back to the Revolutionary War. Today, France and the United States cooperate…
Following the German elections in September 2021, Dr. Dieter Dettke, Professor at the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University, joined GJIA to share his…
In the wake of the recent German federal elections, held in September 2021, the world is speculating as to how the change in leadership will affect Germany’s security,…
It has been a tough year since the contested August 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Incumbent Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s claim to have won by a landslide triggered unrelenting nationwide demonstrations. Although…
As the Biden administration appears to recommit to a foreign policy based on democracy and human rights, Bahrain offers a stark reminder of the difficulty of pursuing such a policy…
The risk that information can be manipulated on social media to serve political ends or instigate violence should not preclude key election stakeholders in Nigeria from…
Election observers are a crucial mechanism for transparency in the electoral process and can play a key role in electoral reform. In the United States, election observers’ findings can be…
The recent House resolution that introduced the rules for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump formalized the fourth U.S. Congress attempt to remove a sitting president. The House of…
