Democracy Under Strain: Abuse of the rule of law and the crisis of global leadership, by Love Obiani Arugu Democracy, once celebrated as the most legitimate system of governance, is today under profound strain. Across continents, the threat to democratic order no longer comes primarily from military coups or overt authoritarian takeovers, but from a more insidious danger: the abuse of the rule of law by those entrusted to uphold it. This phenomenon has produced a global crisis of leadership and governance, hollowing out democratic institutions while maintaining the outward...