Vahit Ozan Poşluk Mar 22, 2024 Figure 1: The iconic Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul Just a little bit less than a year ago, Turkey, a member of NATO and (still) a candidate country of the EU, went through an election process that was deemed as the crossroads for the centennial republic. Although the campaign period…
After the Storming of the Capitol Building, a cascade of social media companies rushed to ban then-president Trump’s account to prevent him from fueling the insurrectional frenzy. However, his tenacious grip on the GOP electorate and attempts to establish his social network might make him a lingering presence over the American political scenario. Notoriously, in…
Maddalena Sartor Jun 23, 2021 US Vice President Kamala Harris has said the United States’ relationship with Mexico is entering “a new era”, as she met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in Mexico City on June 8. While immigration stands at the core of Joe Biden’s political agenda, Washington continues to face…
By Gabriele Barra ABSTRACT This article investigates La Bestia, a sophisticated digital communication machine built by Matteo Salvini’s team to dominate Italy’s political discourse from 2014 onward. Originally conceived as a tool for content amplification, the Beast evolved into a hybrid propaganda system integrating real-time data analysis, psychological targeting, and cross-platform message control. Drawing on…
Ludovico Campagnolo Mar 31, 2021 The US is universally known as a strictly bipolar party system, with the Republican and Democratic Parties splitting every elective office in the country. Although this belief holds most of the time, it is not always true. At the margins of the political debate, there is a third party with…
Ludovico Campagnolo Feb 17, 2021 With the electoral defeats and the storming of the Capitol building plummeting his approval rate, Trump has left the White House as one of the most unpopular Presidents ever. There are however unwavering supporters on which he could rely to renew his efforts towards the Presidency. Even to the most…
Artem Shevchenko Mar 22, 2024 The current governing coalition led by the chancellor Olaf Scholz remains extremely unpopular among the voters. According to the recent poll provided by INSA Institute which was published on 27th February, the total support of the three government parties SPD, Greens and FDP is only 33%, which is just 2.5%…