The fortitude, vibrancy, and diversity of global democratic activism were showcased on November 14, 2023, as the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) honored champions of freedom with a special 40th anniversary… Read more »
Democracies like Israel can only ultimately defeat autocratic actors like Hamas by “presenting an alternative ideology that is more attractive,” says Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of the MENA Program at… Read more »
The argument that the entire population of Gaza can be held responsible for Hamas’s actions is quickly discredited when one looks at the facts, according to analysts Amaney A. Jamal… Read more »
EPIC: UN heads turn & PLO rep’s eyes bulge in stunned disbelief as Palestinian hero Mosab Hasan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, calls out Palestinian Authority oppression… Read more »
When Gazans were polled by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Palestine’s most authoritative opinion-research firm, just before the aborted P.A. legislative elections in May, 2021, Hamas barely… Read more »
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be gloating* over the Hamas attack on Israel but it has entered a serious domestic crisis that threatens the regime’s long-term survival and that… Read more »
Mutual democratic values underpin U.S. solidarity with Israel in the wake of the weekend’s atrocities by Hamas, according to White House national security spokesman John Kirby. “As a vibrant democracy,… Read more »
“Zan – Zendegi – Azadi” – “Woman – Life – Freedom.” That was the message prefacing the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s announcement that it was awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for… Read more »
The Iranian regime seeks to expand its Islamic revolution globally and continues its push in Latin America. As part of that strategy, it is promoting the memoirs of its leaders… Read more »
In their attempts to reach political settlements among rival elites in the Middle East and elsewhere, international policymakers have repeatedly prioritized ‘stability’ over accountability, analysts Renad Mansour, Tim Eaton and… Read more »