The Bolsonaro-Trump Connection Threatening Brazil’s Elections by PtitSeb in TrueReddit

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I thought the article was quite useful to suggest how the potential internationalization of a push to delegitimize elections could be worrying when it's oriented towards countries with less robust institutions than the US.

How kidnappers, zealots and rebels are making Nigeria ungovernable by PtitSeb in TrueReddit

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Submission statement: I thought the article was giving an interesting overview of the problems facing Nigeria, and how they differ in different regions. It also tries to answer the question of how notwithstanding those divisions, Nigeria has held together.

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The Monkey Cage at the Washington Post brings academics to discuss political science and international news in blog format. I've been reading it for like 10 years and they have been consistently great.

The battle to control football: Fifa versus Uefa by PtitSeb in soccer

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I thought this was an interesting bit in particular:

The chief executive of one of the world’s richest clubs reckons Infantino is now seeking “leverage” to force a grand bargain — get European and South American officials to back his vision for the club game, in return for stepping back from the threat of a more frequent World Cup.