“The Ides of March” Warns Us of Our Broken Political System
George Clooney’s new film takes us beyond school-taught political science and into the reality of murky deal-cutting arenas.
Emira Woods: Libya Must Shape its Own Future
Emira Woods takes questions on what can and should come next for Libya.
Libya Must Shape its Own Future
After 42 years of Muammar el-Qaddafi, it is now long overdue for the Libyan people to determine their own destiny.
Mubarak Behind Bars: Human Rights and Justice
Human rights standards may not be met in this trial, but the more essential purpose is to prove there’s no going back.
Turkish Democracy Gives Rise to Turkish Power
International attention to Turkey’s recent election reflects Ankara’s rising role not only in the Arab Spring but as a newly powerful democracy with broad regional influence.
This Isn’t What Democracy Looks Like
The Wisconsin GOP is running real Republicans as fake Democrats in an official Democratic primary.
Review: The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy
A new book of voices from Russia’s peace and democracy movements explodes Cold War myths about the Soviet Union’s collapse.
No Moral Consistency in Obama’s Middle East Policy
In Libya, the U.S. lead role in the military intervention has proved that its advertised intentions and actions clash with reality on the ground.
An Inconvenient Truth in Honduras
At the same time that the United States is praising democracy in the Middle East, it is helping to suppress it in Honduras.
Emira Woods on the 2010 – 2011 Ivory Coast Crisis
The rule of law, the will of the people, and the results of the elections must be upheld in the Ivory Coast, says Emira Woods.
Arab Uprisings as a War on Error
The wave of democratic movements in North Africa and the Middle East has swept away some persistent illusions about the Arab world.
The Arab Revolutions and the Democratic Imagination
Will activists in the Arab world bring about a new stage of democracy?
How to Prevent Pakistani Anarchy
In 10 weeks of protests, Tunisians and Egyptians achieved for themselves what 10 years of bloodshed could not purchase for Pax Americana or its archenemy in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Days of Rage in Croatia
Croatian protesters, like their Middle Eastern counterparts, are challenging the rhetoric of stability and moderation as a vehicle for the entrenchment and enrichment of political elites.