Governing AI Under Fire in Ukraine
Ukraine offers an opportunity to examine how democracies may balance innovation, accountability, and human rights in the age of autonomous warfare
Tag: democracy
Is Israel a Liberal Democracy?
Israel’s democratic principles are under threat both internally and externally. Its long-term survival is to integrate fully into the Middle East, and the key to that integration is to peacefully resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hope in a New Generation—Mark Deets on Senegal’s New President: CR Amplified ep. 1
Last month, 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal was sworn in as the youngest president on the African continent following a dramatic election win. Diomaye, a former tax inspector who never held public office, was elected directly from the first round, the first of any opposition candidate in Senegal’s history. Diomaye’s election follows over a month of protests and at least three deaths as a result of the former President, Mackey Sall postponing the elections. Sall had served as incumbent president for 12 years before this election. » Read more about: Hope in a New Generation—Mark Deets on Senegal’s New President: CR Amplified ep. 1 »
The Normalization of Antidemocratic Extremism in the United States
To dissect the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol requires an understanding of the language of American political violence.
The Arab World Between Regime Change and Political Reform
The American tendency to overthrow existing governments in sovereign states has been fuel and fodder for conspiracy theories of the last decade.
Why the Phrase “Arab Spring” Should be Retired
It’s time to stop using a Western-based concept ten years on from the events that began the Arab Uprisings.
COVID-19 Impact on Africa Elections
The pandemic is forcing African states to choose between holding elections on time and postponing them for safety. The risks run both ways.
A Surplus of Deficits
From a political economy perspective, there are four key forces working against the peace and prosperity of Middle Eastern and North African states. To defeat them, robust institutions are essential.
Heat is on for Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro has shifted focus from an economic reforms agenda, which the country sorely needs amid recession fears, to a cultural one, which pleases his supporters.
Arab Spring Revisited
From Algeria to Sudan, the time for good governance is now
Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly?
Can Tunisia serve as a model for Arab Spring countries?
The Challenge for Liberalism
The year 2016 has demonstrated that the West, the liberal order the Arab World sought to become a part of, was going through an identity crisis of its own.
The Modernity Trap
Indian writer Pankaj Mishra probes imperialism’s legacy, liberalism’s failure, and the spreading global disorder.
The Year of Living Dangerously
In the United States and Britain, the Trump and Brexit campaigns in 2016 embraced and encouraged voices of xenophobia, fear of the other, racism, and divisiveness that we thought had been marginalized in the modern era. To understand the democratic crisis, pay attention to the social conditions of democracy.
How a Nuclear Deal Helps Democracy in Iran
The debate on the Iran nuclear deal has largely ignored the effects that an accord might have on politics and society within the country. An Iranian scholar considers what the future might hold.
Arab Peacemaker
Lakhdar Brahimi is the Middle East’s elder statesman. He speaks about the impact of colonialism, the rise of political Islam, and his life as a United Nations diplomat.
The Call of Pluralism
Defeating despotism is only one goal of the Second Arab Awakening. The region must also embrace political, cultural, and religious pluralism, good governance, the rule of law, and inclusive economic growth.