With the death of Hugo Chávez, Chávismo has lost its supremacy in Venezuela, writes analyst Raúl Lotitto
It does not matter that so-called Chávistas still control parliament, 17 of 23 provincial governments, and all key state institutions, including the …
Libya’s defense minister Mohammed Al-Barghathi (right) today retracted his decision to resign in protest over the militias’ blockade of government ministries in what he called an “assault on democracy and elected authorities.”
Libyans believe that the new exclusion law is …
In February 2013, photographer Misha Friedman released a series of powerful photographs entitled “Photo51—Is Corruption in Russia’s D.N.A.?” writes analyst Julia Pettengill. The photographs capture the visible consequences of corruption in the everyday lives of Russian citizens—from the traffic policemen …
The Jordanian monarchy is going through one of its most difficult periods ever, writes Asher Susser. The present crisis is certainly the most trying phase of King Abdullah’s reign, which began fourteen years ago upon the death of …
Is Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) colonizing the state or is it being coopted and tamed by the responsibilities of power? In short, are we witnessing the ‘Ikhwanisation of the state’ or the ‘statification of Ikhwan,’ asks analyst Kawa …
While Western commentators have lauded China’s model of authoritarian development – even advocating its transferability to other developing economies – President Xi Jinping isn’t so enthusiastic. “China’s model of development is not sustainable,” he said this month. But …
More than twenty-five years after the ‘third wave’ of democratic transitions from authoritarian rule in South America, and Southern and Post-Communist Europe, two leading democracy analysts assess what new perspectives are needed in light of the recent upheavals in the …
Described by the New York Times as “the most active Western booster for economic and political liberalization,” Mark Palmer “was more than an impassioned democracy advocate,” a Washington meeting heard today.
“He was an unsurpassed entrepreneur of democracy – …
Can democracy take root in the Arab world? asks Michael Wahid Hanna. How long will it take? Ten years, 20…50? The ultimate success of the Arab uprisings will depend heavily on the development of seven core areas, he writes for …
The failure of young democracies in so many regions of the world has had enormous consequences, writes Joshua Kurlantzick. Most obviously, the renewed strength of authoritarian rule means that billions of people continue to live under repressive or pseudo-democratic …