Democracy advocates are mourning the loss of a “champion of human rights,” a “great opponent of repressive regimes” and “certainly one of the smartest, most accomplished people” in U.S. foreign affairs.
Former New York Congressman Stephen J. Solarz died …
Interrupted Lives
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce the opening of its special exhibit, Interrupted Lives, at George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, Virginia. This exhibit is co-sponsored with Amnesty International USA and Amnesty International GMU.
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The Obama administration is “disappointed” by Egypt’s parliamentary elections, citing “numerous reported irregularities” in Sunday’s poll.
While the results have yet to be confirmed, analysts fear that the regime’s determination to quash the opposition Muslim Brotherhood may provoke potentially violent …
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs for Central Asia, democracy advocates are warning that the region’s authoritarian regimes are cracking down on dissent and independent media.
But the recent release of Azerbaijan’s celebrated donkey bloggers suggests …
December 1, 2010. Taiwan Democracy at Home and Abroad: Domestic Elections and Cross-Strait Relations. Speakers: Robert Sutter, visiting professor at Georgetown University; Liu Shih-chung, research fellow at the Taiwan Brain Trust; David Brown, adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School …
The fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood has been the principal target of one of the most sweeping campaigns to silence critics of President Hosni Mubarak that Egypt has witnessed.
Democratic parties, civil society groups and independent media have also been targeted prior …
Fed up of those pedantic debates over whether promoting democracy is a form of “hard” or “soft” power or whether it reflects a realist or idealist approach to foreign policy?
Join the club.
Writing in the Harvard International Review, …
Today’s attack by North Korea is a vivid and violent reminder that the region’s authoritarian regimes have been enhancing their military capacities, obliging Asia’s democracies to follow suit.
But in bolstering their own militaries, “some of Asia’s most promising democracies …
Why are we supporting repression in Ethiopia? William Easterly and Laura Freschi want to know.
Foreign assistance is frequently used to subsidize and support sub-Saharan Africa’s most autocratic regimes, they note. But a new report on Ethiopia confirms a …
With the result predetermined, analysts suggest the most interesting question about Egypt’s parliamentary election will be the U.S. response.
Democracy advocates have urged the Obama administration to be more forceful and consistent in supporting political reform or risk provoking …