The experience of post-communist transformation in Central and Eastern Europe carries a vital lesson for the reformers of the Arab Spring, writes Anna Nadgrodkiewicz. Citizens need bread as well as freedom, so democrats must convert revolutionary zeal into concrete …
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August 31, 2011
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Post-communist lessons for Arab Spring – new democracies must deliver
August 31, 2011
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Polish Solidarity’s rich legacy, global impact
When people rise up today in Libya or Syria, the experience of Poland’s Solidarity is somewhere in the back of their minds, says Carl Gershman, addressing the opening of a Woodrow Wilson Center exhibit on The Phenomenon of Solidarity: Pictures …
August 30, 2011
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Libyan lessons for Syria’s opposition?
With Syrian army defections reportedly on the rise following the ouster of Libya’s dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the democratic opposition and international community are seeking to ramp up the pressure on Damascus and maintain the Arab Spring’s momentum.
Washington today took …
August 30, 2011
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Labor laments passing of democratic union stalwart
A leading advocate of democratic trade unionism passed away last weekend. William Doherty Jr. (left), a former head of the of the American Institute for Free Labor Development, died last Saturday, August 27, at his home near Washington, at the …
Belarus’ Political Prospects
CSIS Russia & Eurasia Program, the National Endowment for Democracy and PONARS Eurasia present: Belarus’ Political Prospects – A Panel Discussion with Tribute to Vitali Silitsky (right).
Vitali Silitsky a prominent and accomplished young Belarusian political scientist and democracy advocate, …
August 30, 2011
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Libya has ‘good chance’ of democratic transition
With the battle for Tripoli effectively over, Libya’s rebels have given a 4-day ultimatum to forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi before launching an assault on Sirte, the deposed dictator’s hometown stronghold. Having learned the lessons of botched transitions in …
Grenade attack damages independent Puntland radio station
Media and human rights watchdogs are demanding a rigorous investigation into a grenade attack against the independent Daljir radio station in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
“The bomb attack wounded one of the security guard of the radio and …
Event – The Phenomenon of Solidarity: Pictures from the History of Poland
The Wilson Center’s Cold War International History Project, in cooperation with the Institute of National Remembrance in Poland, presents a photo exhibition on:
The Phenomenon of Solidarity: Pictures from the History of Poland, 1980-1981
Photo Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary …
August 19, 2011
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Egypt’s military doing ‘exactly what Mubarak did’ to stifle democrats
Egypt’s ruling military council has decided to drop charges against two leading activists, but many democrats are increasingly perturbed by the growing attacks on civil society groups.
While activists welcomed the news that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces …