Rehashing the debate over the former Spanish dictator’s legacy, the Supreme Court voted unanimously to exhume Francisco Franco’s body. Francisco Franco seized power in Spain after a three year civil war where himself and other generals rebelled against the leftist Popular Front government in 1936. Franco received assistance from the fascist powers of Nazi Germany […]
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Russia is one of the world’s biggest powers, but also a mystery. Politically, Russia has been all over the place recently. From the whole oil and power situation in Venezuela in the past year, to the lack of medical funding and health care recently, to the ever-lowering approval rate of Vladimir Putin. Politically, Russia is
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The United States and Iran have had a tenuous relationship dating as far back as the 1970s and the Iranian Revolution. Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, the Iranian Shah at the time, was backed by Washington; however, he was overthrown and forced to flee from the country. The revolution ended with a referendum that called for the
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In Israel on September 18, 2019, the election results between current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Benny Gantz reached an inconclusive deadlock. This election marks the second election for Prime Minister in Israel and indicates the inability for either leader to gain a majority of support.[1] Initially, the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin tasked
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Brexit has dominated the headlines for the past couple of years because of its potential implications in an already significantly globalized world, and especially as a European power. But what is little discussed is the potential outcome of Northern Ireland, which is a part of the European Union, in the case of a no-deal Brexit
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In past years the residents of Hong Kong haven’t considered themselves as belonging to the mainland Chinese culture, political system, and they even have their own currency. This is because uniquely, Hong Kong has created their own system called Hong Kong Basic Law which grants the people residing there certain rights such as the right
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Communism has held a firm grasp on China’s political scene for decades, with many of its citizens avidly arguing in favor of the, normally, historically unfavored form of governance. However, with a rising push from Western values spreading rapidly throughout the region, and the growing emphasis on the importance of Democratic traits in government, the
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In the most recent development of the seemingly never-ending Brexit saga, the courts dealt Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his supporters a major setback in their attempt to prorogue Parliament in the leadup to the Brexit deadline. Like all else in the world of Brexit-era British politics, this case exists in the center of a
India, the largest democracy in the world is battling between its intrinsic ideals and a majoritarian democratic regime. At the heart of the Indian constitution lies Article 370. Article 370 was created for princely states like Jammu and Kashmir to be a part of the Indian constitution during the partition between India and Pakistan. This
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Protests emerged this past weekend in Cairo and other major Egyptian cities as the citizens become fed up with their government. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi assumed power in a 2013 military takeover and exhibits all of the characteristics of an authoritarian ruler (Kirkpatrick 1). He has violently suppressed dissenters, rigged the most recent election, monopolized
