Global Strategy Analyst and Writer
Olivia Anikst is an undergraduate at the University of Chicago studying Global Studies and Political Science. She works as an Analyst and Writer for CYP, researching and reporting on upcoming elections and how young people are affected by the current political climate. Originally from New York City, Olivia spent a semester of 11th grade in Johannesburg, and she hopes to work in International Crisis Management with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The grievances that drove Kenya's youth into the streets in 2024 -- cost of living, corruption, unemployment -- never actually went away, even after the government backed down.
The EU's flagship youth employment guarantee just hit a record-low NEET rate, but the scheme itself is reaching less than half the people it is meant to serve.
Georgia's pro-EU protests have run for over 500 days without a single concession from the government, and neither side seems close to backing down.
Even though South Africa's youth has the potential to define the outcomes of November's local elections, most of them don't plan to vote.
Moroccan youth have shown to be powerful in the streets, but their goals of toppling the existing government have been stunted. Can the upcoming election be the change they hoped for?
At 36, Ruben Rubinyan was elected speaker of Armenia's National Assembly. He has spent four years running normalization talks with Turkey, making his election far more than just a symbol of youth involvement.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union has tracked youth representation in parliaments since 2014. Its newest report is the first to show no progress at all, with young female MPs seeing a jarring decrease in representation.
Gang violence plaguing Haiti has caused youth recruitment, mass violence, and a major internal displacement crisis. All of these factors will affect if and how the election plays out on August 30.
Iran's youth are being conscripted to the war, protesting the regime, and facing repercussions of a government willing to go to extreme lengths to suppress dissent.
