Maximizing Iraq’s democratic assets
Although Iraq is plagued by corruption, armed actors, and rising poverty and inequality, it’s democratic experiment is not condemned to failure, says Marsin Alshamary, a research fellow at the Harvard… Read more »
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A ‘striking process of detransition’: MENA autocrats aim to bury the Arab Spring
The violence in Khartoum, which began as Sudan attempted to transition to democracy, already has killed hundreds of people and left millions trapped in urban areas, sheltering from gunfire, explosions… Read more »
A consequential moment: Resilient democracies vs brittle autocracies
Last week in Moscow, as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Xi Jinping was departing, he said to Vladimir Putin, “Now there are changes that haven’t happened in 100 years. When… Read more »
Will ‘possible turning point’ put democracy on the march again?
Is the world standing on the threshold of a democratic comeback? After years of relentless bad news, the latest annual global report on the health of democracy offers hope, according… Read more »
Upswell of activism shows how to reverse democracy’s decline
Global democracy is under siege. According to Freedom House’s authoritative “Freedom in the World” report, 8 of 10 people in the world now live in countries rated either “Not Free”… Read more »
Could Iran protests prompt another ‘Arab Spring’?
It’s often forgotten that Iran’s Green protest movement of 2009 was the precursor to the so-called “Arab Spring,” an observer notes. Protest activity and strikes in Iran will likely increase… Read more »
MENA citizens want democracy — even if it’s not perfect
In previous Arab Barometer survey waves, the vast majority of MENA respondents affirm that democracy remains the best system of governance. This seventh wave is no exception — but there have… Read more »
Reforming media amid political upheaval
How can media sector advocates can advance a vision of progressive reform during democratic transitions and how can the international community best support them? The latest report from the Center… Read more »
Why organized labor is a democratic catalyst
The labor movement has played a decisively prodemocratic role, not least as a catalyst for democratic transition in such states as Poland, South Africa, Brazil, and Chile, while Tunisia’s UGTT… Read more »
Arabs losing faith in democracy to deliver
Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey. Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine… Read more »