The result of Iran’s upcoming presidential election” is related not just to normal domestic feuds, division of spoils, and concerns about the level of discontent in society, but also to the regime’s international policies,” says a leading analyst.
“No …
Countries dependent on revenue from extractive industries are plagued by government mismanagement, lack of transparency and corruption, according to a new report.
A “striking governance deficit” prevents citizens of resource-rich states from enjoying the benefits of energy development and mining, …
The theory of inclusion/moderation posits that the more ideologically fanatical parties are included in the political process, the more realistic, pragmatic and respectful of democratic rules they become. But this has not been the case with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, writes …
Russia should revise a law that is having “obstructive, intimidating and stigmatizing effects” on the country’s non-governmental organizations, three United Nations experts said today. The report coincides with growing concern that a former Kremlin ideologue’s resignation signals that the regime …
“Wednesday’s dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov (above left), once a trusted aide, has underlined how isolated Putin is a year into his third term,” writes Reuters’ Timothy Heritage:
His replacement by a less sophisticated operator, …
“An adviser to Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei joined the presidential race on Friday, with powerful conservatives keen to make the June vote a peaceful contrast to the upheaval that followed the disputed 2009 poll,” Reuters reports…
Egypt’s elected Islamists have locked horns in a struggle with the judiciary that veers between full confrontation and guarded accommodation, writes Nathan Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.Islamists’ concerns about the …
Is political reform required for Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream?
The phrase is “the first Chinese political slogan that makes sense in a long time,” says an expert China-watcher.
China Digital Times highlights an Asia Society interview with The New …
During the recent presidential election campaign, Nicolás Maduro, the acting president and the person anointed by Chávez as his heir benefited from a constant presence in the media, writes the Carnegie Endowment’s Moisés Naím (left), while the visibility and …
Some 228 civil society and human rights groups have signed an appeal calling for the release of several activists convicted for exposing corruption and mismanagement in the province of Bandundu.
The authorities should unconditionally free the twelve members of the …