How Can Foreign Actors Support Electoral Procedures? What Are the Advantages

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Essay

How can foreign actors support electoral procedures? What are the advantages and disadvantages to allowing foreign actors to play this role?

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Definitions:

Psychiatric Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought, behavior, emotions, or a combination of these, impairing personal functioning.

Iran-Contra Affair

Scandal of the second Reagan administration involving sales of arms to Iran in partial exchange for release of hostages in Lebanon and use of the arms money to aid the Contras in Nicaragua, which had been expressly forbidden by Congress.

Washington Insider

A person who is a part of the political, media, or policy-making establishment in Washington, D.C., often having significant influence or access.

Reaganomics

The economic policies of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, characterized by tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and deregulation of domestic markets.