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The Road Ahead for Algeria’s New President: Beginning or End of Democratic Change?

January 6, 2020 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Algeria, Algerian Elections, Bouteflika, Chengriha, Gaid Saleh, Hirak, Issad Rebrab, Libya, Middle East, Protests, Revolution

Image Credit: Swaha Cartoons By Houssam Eddine Beggas Newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently took office in tumultuous times. His

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Help Wanted: A Call for More Malalas, Kissingers Need Not Apply

May 3, 2019 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Donald Trump, genocide, Human Rights, Iraq, Samantha Power, U.S. foreign Policy

by Meagan Torello The United States has consistently failed to consider human rights in foreign policy as an integral part

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Lessons Learned from a Dictator’s Overthrow – Featured Opinion of Former Ambassador Gordon Gray

April 26, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Algeria, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, North Africa, Obama, Tunisia

by Gordan Gray The massive demonstrations in Algeria and Sudan, followed by the ouster of each nation’s leader, reminded me

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What Comes Next in Venezuela?

March 29, 2019March 30, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Conflict, humanitarian aid, Maduro, mediation, protest, U.S. foreign Policy, Venezuela

by Michael Dombrowski For weeks, Venezuela has been caught in a political crisis between the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and

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Do Elections Really Matter in the Congo?

January 19, 2019 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Congo, Democracy, DRC, Elections, truth and justice, UN, UN Resolution, voting

by Roger Alfani Some African politicians claim that they do not organize elections to lose them. This discourse echoes also

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Three Reasons the U.S. Should Be Paying Closer Attention to Events in Ukraine

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments civil society, Cold War, International Law, Russia, sovereignty, Soviet bloc, U.S. foreign Policy, Ukraine

by Katherine Landes In late February 2014, three months of Euromaidan protests in Kyiv’s Independence Square brought a pro-Western government

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The Price of Democracy in Brazil

November 2, 2018 Meagan Torello 1 Comment Bolsonaro, Brazil, Corruption, Democracy, Elections

by Patricia Zanini Graca Last Sunday, Brazil closed another cycle of direct and democratic elections. In the lower house, Brazilian

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Afghanistan Should Negotiate with Terrorists and the U.S. Should Let Them

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, Conflict, Counter Terrorism, Negotiations, Taliban, terrorism, U.S Military, United States

Photo courtesy of Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images By Eleanor Baldenweck Last week, the New York Times published a story detailing how

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There is a Life after the Presidency, Your Excellency: The Case of African Leaders

October 5, 2018 Meagan Torello 0 Comments africa, Cameroon, Democracy, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mandela, transition of power

by Erick Agbleke Africa’s oldest state, Ghana, at only 61 years old fought hard for its independence and laid the

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The Brazilian Presidential Election: When Will Corruption End?

September 21, 2018September 23, 2018 Meagan Torello 8 Comments Brazil, Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Latin America, opinion

by Patricia Zanini-Graca The Brazilian presidential election of 2018 will have the largest number of candidates since the 1989 cycle

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