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May 20, 2025 Claudia Sandberg, _The University of Melbourne_ The science-fiction show, which is currently topping the non-English charts in 24 countries, has come to symbolise the Argentine

struggle for resistance. March 30, 2025 Jean-Marc Narbonne, _Université Laval_ It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the

structure becomes useless. The same goes for democracy. February 27, 2025 Bobby Duffy, _King's College London_ and Paolo Morini, _King's College London_ Gen Z don’t hate democracy,

they have a problem with the way it is being delivered. November 20, 2024 Samuel Fury Childs Daly, _University of Chicago_ Military coups are making a comeback: it’s a return to one of

postcolonial Africa’s political traditions. October 29, 2024 David Jackman, _University of Oxford_ and Tom Goodfellow, _University of Sheffield_ Cities are political battlefields, where

elites try to retain control, and people challenge this authority. September 19, 2024 Philip Johnson, _Flinders University_ Unfounded claims by Donald Trump and JD Vance about Haitian

immigrants ignore the role of the US in their plight. Many of Haiti’s problems can be traced to debt forced upon it by the US and France. August 9, 2024 Rashaad Shabab, _University of

Sussex_ Bangladesh has avoided total collapse, but what step the country takes next remains to be seen. August 6, 2024 Shahzad Uddin, _University of Essex_ Bangladesh’s repressive leader has

been forced out after 15 years in power. July 26, 2024 Nicolas Forsans, _University of Essex_ Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday to vote in an election that has so far not been a fair

contest. July 12, 2024 Abayomi Awelewa, _University of Lagos_ Challenging oppression, advocating for justice, and inspiring social change are the hallmarks of Soyinka’s life. June 17, 2024

Sarah A. Son, _University of Sheffield_ A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea? April 24, 2024 Fernando Camacho Padilla,

_Universidad Autónoma de Madrid_ Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which marked the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship and the country’s colonial

wars in Africa. April 16, 2024 Nicolas Forsans, _University of Essex_ Nicolás Maduro cracks down on civil liberties as Venezuela prepares for its presidential election. March 27, 2024 Cara

Levey, _University College Cork_ Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Argentina to commemorate victims of the country’s military dictatorship amid renewed concerns for

human rights. March 12, 2024 Amalendu Misra, _Lancaster University_ Haiti is descending into anarchy, causing the gang leader behind the violence to emerge as the country’s most powerful

leader. February 21, 2024 Jaume Claret, _UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya_ and Ricard Rosich Argelich, _Universitat de Barcelona_ During the Franco dictatorship, Spanish cinema goers

were forced to watch the regime’s propaganda newsreels before every film. July 24, 2023 Lee Morgenbesser, _Griffith University_ Leadership succession can be dangerous for dictatorships,

encouraging infighting among political elites and potentially plunging a country into chaos. June 23, 2023 Nicholas Khoo, _University of Otago_ When is a dictatorship not a dictatorship?

When you’re a New Zealand prime minister and you’re due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping, that’s when. June 21, 2023 Maartje Weerdesteijn, _Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam_ The circumstances,

challenges and history of Rwanda are intertwined with Paul Kagame’s own life story. April 27, 2023 Stan Grant, _Charles Sturt University_ China’s Xi Xinping had trialled his COVID lockdown

measures on what he callously called the ‘virus’ of the Uighurs, writes Stan Grant. COVID lockdowns are now over, but the trace of tyranny remains.