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Maduro's Power in Venezuela Seems Stable, for Now

Foreign Policy
Katrina Burgess, an associate professor at The Fletcher School, comments on opposition leader Juan Guaidó declaring himself interim president of Venezuela, noting that she supposes “conditions could still get worse for the average Venezuelan, but they are so, so bad right now.”

How Viktor Orban degraded Hungary’s weak democracy

The Conversation
The conditions in Hungary are ripe for nationalism, Professor John Shattuck writes in The Conversation, exploring how Prime Minister Viktor Orban has become increasingly authoritarian in a democratic country.

Endurance and Obsession

Tufts Now
David Grann’s new book, "The White Darkness," examines an explorer’s attempt to cross Antarctica, alone and without help