3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
The US has imposed another round of sanctions following the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. But will it work?
Historically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for upcoming elections above all other concerns. But the Supreme Court changed that in 2022.
In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including in ways that end up diluting the Black vote.
2 scholars analyzed more than 1 million official Tweets from members of Congress − and found a lot of antidemocratic language that damages the very institution the politicians belong to.
The annual UN climate conference ended with a weaker deal than many countries hoped for, and with calls to overhaul the climate talks for the future.
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