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Praetorians in the time of Pandemic: Militaries in Latin American Populist Regimes
As the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads across Latin America, civilian leaders are asking the region’s militaries to increase their domestic duties, from enforcing curfews and sealing international...
Ukraine’s European Moment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis presents Ukraine with a unique opportunity to integrate further into the West. The crisis has weakened Russia’s position in the Donbas and has sparked key internal Ukrainian...
Brazilian Media on COVID-19
In the largest country in Latin American, the media has faced a major distraction in the coverage of COVID-19: the president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro himself. A recent analysis of printed editions of...
COVID-19 Media Coverage in the Philippines
While the novel coronavirus was first reported by international media outlets in late 2019, Philippine media outlets only started covering the epidemic in the first few days of January. In early 2020...
Chinese State Media’s Coverage of COVID-19
Chinese state media is strictly centralized and state pressure on journalists has been a constant theme throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The government seems to be upholding its efforts to maintain...
Vietnam’s War on COVID-19
On January 27, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged the country’s provincial leaders and 96 million citizens to fight the coronavirus like they would fight “enemies.” While Trump’s move to...
Germany’s Media during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies in Italy, France, and Spain, the media coverage in Germany is keeping a close eye on its European neighbors as well as the conditions in other countries worldwide...
Singapore Media on COVID-19
The BBC describes Singapore’s media as “highly developed” and “tightly controlled.” Mainstream media is dominated by the near-duopoly of Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp who own The Straits...
Media Coverage of COVID-19 Around the World
As the world struggles to cope with the new realities of the COVID-19 era, the dissemination of accurate information has never been more important. People around the world rely on their nation’s...
Elections in Africa: The Youth Vote and Implications for 2020
Despite their growing numbers, African youths are underrepresented in governance and their aspirational needs in areas like employment and education are often met with disappointments, as during the...