Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

Latest From James D. Long, Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington

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Why many countries have prosecuted former leaders

Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.

Why many countries have prosecuted former leaders
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Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia

Donald Trump says he’s being politically persecuted, like Russian democracy martyr Alexei Navalny, who died while in a Russian prison on Feb. 16. A scholar says there’s no comparison between the men.

Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia

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