Olaf Scholz was dumped out of his role as German Chancellor unceremoniously as his center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost 86 seats in a contest that proved catastrophic for parties on the left of the political spectrum. Most notably, perhaps, the election saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) take second place, winning 20.8% of the overall vote—twice as good as their result in 2021—gaining 69 seats for a total of 152
In what came as a surprise to many, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, won a majority of constituencies in the recent Delhi elections, which took place on February 5, 2025. The right-wing BJP, the party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had been out of power in India’s capital for nearly three decades, with power being held by either the centrist Congress party or the center-left Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, which had been running Delhi up until this election.
The 2025 Belarusian presidential election wasn’t just rigged, it was a performance. A performance in which Lukashenko plays the role of a “democratically elected leader” while the Belarusian people are denied real choice. With no free press, no independent judiciary, and no genuine opposition, Belarus is not a democracy—it is an authoritarian regime propped up by fear and Russian support. But authoritarian rule is not eternal. The Belarusian people have shown before that they are willing to fight for change. The question is: when will their next opportunity come? And when it does, will Lukashenko still be there to crush it, or will history finally catch up with him?
Semanas marcadas por cambios e imprevisibilidad: desde la prohibición de TikTok en Estados Unidos, días de tregua entre Hamas e Israel, hasta el comienzo...
By Luciana Restrepo
On January 10th, 2025, Nicolás Maduro reinstated himself in the Venezuelan government, despite years of opposition, protests, and hope for change....
Donald J. Trump ha lanzado una multitud de comentarios racistas contra los latinos en Estados Unidos. Concretamente, estos comentarios incluyen su declaración de que...
On Monday, January 6th, the US Congress certified Donald Trump’s victory in last year's presidential elections, which took place on November 5, 2024. In order to legally determine the winner of the election, this procedure is required, which involves members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate allocating their state’s votes in the Electoral College and declaring that their state’s election results are “regular in form and authentic”.
South Korea was plunged into crisis, chaos, and turmoil in the late hours of Tuesday, December 3 as the country’s President, Yoon Suk Seol, made the shockingly brazen decision to declare martial law. This declaration was swiftly reversed, as Yoon backed down and lifted the order just over 6 hours later following an emergency vote by members of the National Assembly. The decree, which went into effect at 11 pm local time (GMT+9), banned all forms of protest, suspended activity by parliament and political parties, and placed media under full government control, although very few - if any - of these steps eventually went into effect.
It is safe to say that Donald Trump’s re-election is having a substantial impact on the stock market, both in the USA and worldwide. The tariffs he plans to implement will radically change the economic landscape and flood the markets with extreme instability at a time when little seems to be certain.
A week of protests in Istanbul has seen thousands take to the streets after the mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and the strongest political opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were jailed on Wednesday, March 29. Imprisoned on corruption charges and accused of terrorism, İmamoğlu claims that his arrest is politically motivated; the arrest strategically took place just a few days before his party was expected to formally nominate him as their presidential candidate.
The Madman theory suggests that being perceived as a Madman can help make pretty “incredible threats more credible.” And although recent research has stressed...
One of the most significant developments throughout history has been the speed of communication and thus, the sharing of information. But how can we manage and find balance in a world of constant news?
