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William Partlett, 24 February 2017
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Op-ed: Why Are So Many Democracies Breaking Down?23 May 2018
Italy, Poland, Hungary and even Spain: European democracy is in shambles. Critical threats to democracy have also surfaced in countries like Turkey, Brazil and …
Putin Says No Plans To Change Russian Constitution For Now19 March 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he has no plans to change the country's constitution for the time being, and suggested he would not seek the pres…
Op-ed: Why Syrian constitutional debates are unlikely to bring political reform15 August 2017
As the battle against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) progresses in Syria, and details of Russia’s de-escalation zone plan slowly solidify, the push for a po…
Russia amends its citizenship laws26 July 2017
The Federation Council upper house of Russian parliament passed a law on Tuesday that makes it mandatory for everyone accepting citizenship of the Russian Feder…
Duma to consider a bill depriving terrorists of Russian citizenship20 April 2017
Russia will be able to remove citizenship from naturalized foreigners who get involved in terrorism, under legislation submitted by lawmakers after a suicide bo…
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