The Russian regime’s dangerous appeal
It’s easy to see why Vladimir Putin’s regime appeals to a certain kind of conservative. It has no time for trendy secularism and social liberalism, The Economist’s Edward Lucas notes…. Read more »
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Media and Civic Engagement: From Protests to Dialogue
While civil society and the media are often painted primarily as forces of opposition, a growing group of scholars and practitioners makes the case for their vital roles in building… Read more »
Iran polarized ahead of pseudo-election
After an unexpectedly close race between President Hassan Rouhani, the pragmatic incumbent, and hardline challenger Ebrahim Raisi (left), ordinary Iranians on the eve of the vote appeared united only in… Read more »
As West dithers, Russia ups its game in the Balkans
Tensions are rising between west and east and over the Balkans. Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and other Balkan countries that aspire to EU membership remain a long way from entry because… Read more »
The End of the Postnational Illusion?
With the advance of modernization, nationalism was supposed to fade away. Yet even in advanced democracies, nationalism’s influence seems larger than ever. What did we get wrong? analyst Ghia Nodia… Read more »
Guatemala a test case in region-wide anti-corruption battle
Claudia Escobar Mejía denounced a massive corruption case in Guatemala involving Roxana Baldetti, then vice president of the country, and the former president of the Congress, EfectoNaim reports. With each… Read more »
Locate middle ground between autocrats and extremists in Syria
Six years after the outbreak of Syria’s civil war, the parties involved, whether aligned with the Assad regime, the Sunni jihadists, or others, have increasingly wielded extreme tactics to pursue… Read more »
Nigeria: free and fair elections face obstacles
The biggest obstacles to credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria is the attitude and behavior of the members of the political class, the institutional weakness of the political parties… Read more »
Turkey ‘will never be the same’ after referendum
On April 16, Turkish voters will be casting votes in the most consequential referendum of modern Turkish history, notes Henri J. Barkey, the director of the Middle East Program at… Read more »
Will Syria strikes trigger political transition?
The American strike on Shayrat air base in Syria is an appropriate response to mass homicide by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, said Ambassador Frederic Hof, a Senior Fellow with… Read more »