Another Russia Does Exist
During Vladimir Putin’s tenure, some form of political upheaval has always seemed to precede elections to the State Duma, writes The Power Vertical’s Brian Whitmore: This year’s elections are no exception…. Read more »
Tunisia’s rainbow coalition faces cloudy future
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s new government promises to be the most inclusive since Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, encompassing all six major parties, independents and allies of often hostile trade unions. But… Read more »
Nigeria commits to police reform
Nigeria ’s Government has promised to address the challenges of inadequate funding, training and other problems facing the Nigeria Police Force. The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, a… Read more »
China’s Civil Society Crackdown Risks Mass Unrest, Says UN
The UN’s top expert on extreme poverty and human rights has complained of having his access restricted in China as he criticized Beijing for overseeing a “drastically shrinking space” for… Read more »
Maduro orders sackings over Venezuela referendum call
President Nicolas Maduro has set a 48-hour deadline for ministers to dismiss some public workers who requested a recall referendum against him….. Hundreds of public workers have already said they… Read more »
In the VORTEX of Countering Extremist Ideology
In a new strategic initiative to counter violent extremism, renowned Muslim theologians have joined world-class scholars to produce academically rigorous applied research on “the ideology of religious hatred, supremacy and… Read more »
EU Candidate Countries’ Liberal Democracy Index
The European Union expects candidate countries to be democracies governed by the rule of law, notes the V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index: Despite some temporary reversals, all countries generally made… Read more »
Africa Experiencing ‘Democracy Fatigue’?
In the early 1990s, a wave of democracy swept the African continent, leading many observers to proclaim enthusiastically that the region was experiencing its “second independence,” analyst Mamadou Gazibo writes… Read more »
China to Strengthen Communist Party’s Role in NGOs
China has issued new rules demanding the establishment of Communist Party panels in non-government bodies, aiming to beef up the ruling party’s role in such social groups, amid a broad… Read more »
Putin’s shrinking circle shows return to Soviet politics
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, has made no secret of his ambition to restore his country to what he sees as its rightful place among the world’s leading nations…. Read more »