Yemen’s transitional process is unique, not only because it is the “only negotiated, transparent and participatory political transition in the Arab world,” according to Amat Al-Alim Alsoswa, a member of the National Dialogue Conference. But also because of the …

A group of former Iranian political prisoners is calling on the Obama administration not to sacrifice human rights for the sake of a nuclear deal with the regime in Tehran, but to reap the soft power benefits of “moral solidarity” …

“Zimbabwe’s new constitution was approved by an overwhelming majority in Saturday’s referendum, according to the country’s electoral commission,” the BBC reports:

The document, which will limit future presidents to two five-year terms, was backed by more than three …

“One year after what was billed as a ‘historic vote’, hopes for the new Yemen that protesters thought they had won are quickly disappearing in the face of a crumbling economy and a worsening political situation,” says a prominent analyst. …

Contrary to expectations, the post-Communist transitions of Central and Eastern Europe did not provide a transferable model or norm, says the National Endowment for Democracy’s Nadia Diuk (right). Democratization in the Western Balkans shows the influence of more complex …