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2024: The Year of Elections

2024: The Year of Elections

Brief #123 – Foreign Policy Brief
by: Abran C

In 2024, the world witnessed a surge of elections, yet the outcomes reveal a concerning trend of democratic backsliding and authoritarian resurgence, challenging the very essence of global foreign policy.

JD Vance Blames the Victims (Elections & Politics Policy Brief #203)

JD Vance Blames the Victims (Elections & Politics Policy Brief #203)

Long before Vice President JD Vance shrugged off the killings of American civilians Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, he had already established his brutal pattern of showing remorselessness for the victims. But with the senseless and savage killings of Good and Pretti, Vance has gone even lower to actively blaming the victims, and pushing baseless claims about them to absolve their killers.

Democracy on the Brink: Structural Suppression and the Fight for the 2026 Midterms (Elections & Politics Brief #202)

Democracy on the Brink: Structural Suppression and the Fight for the 2026 Midterms (Elections & Politics Brief #202)

The concept of a free and fair election in the United States has always been more of an aspiration than a reality, but as we approach the 2026 midterms, the gap between that ideal and the ground truth is widening at an alarming rate. By definition, a “free and fair” election in the U.S. context requires three non-negotiable pillars: universal access for all eligible citizens without coercion, a transparent and secret balloting process, and an impartial tabulation and certification that reflects the genuine will of the people

Funding Dissent in the Crosshairs: Trump’s War on the Soros Foundations (Elections & Politics Policy Brief #200)

Funding Dissent in the Crosshairs: Trump’s War on the Soros Foundations (Elections & Politics Policy Brief #200)

The Trump administration has targeted George Soros and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in its post-Kirk “crackdown” on what it calls radical left networks. Trump has floated the use of RICO charges, ordered agencies to scrutinize progressive donors and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and tied OSF to so-called organized political violence. OSF and other left-leaning groups have dismissed these moves as a politically motivated effort to silence dissent and restrict civil society.

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