Finding Hope in a Controversial Billionaire? —Guyana’s WIN popularity and how the PPP/C can curb its influence.
Finding Hope in a Controversial Billionaire? —Guyana’s WIN popularity and how the PPP/C can curb its influence. By Judy Bissoon
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Elections
The Road Ahead for Algeria’s New President: Beginning or End of Democratic Change?
Image Credit: Swaha Cartoons By Houssam Eddine Beggas Newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently took office in tumultuous times. His
Read MoreHelp Wanted: A Call for More Malalas, Kissingers Need Not Apply
by Meagan Torello The United States has consistently failed to consider human rights in foreign policy as an integral part
Read MoreLessons Learned from a Dictator’s Overthrow – Featured Opinion of Former Ambassador Gordon Gray
by Gordan Gray The massive demonstrations in Algeria and Sudan, followed by the ouster of each nation’s leader, reminded me
Read MoreWhat Comes Next in 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?
by Roger Alfani Some African politicians claim that they do not organize elections to lose them. This discourse echoes also
Read MoreThree Reasons the U.S. Should Be Paying Closer Attention to Events in Ukraine
by Katherine Landes In late February 2014, three months of Euromaidan protests in Kyiv’s Independence Square brought a pro-Western government
Read MoreThe Price of Democracy in Brazil
by Patricia Zanini Graca Last Sunday, Brazil closed another cycle of direct and democratic elections. In the lower house, Brazilian
Read MoreAfghanistan Should Negotiate with Terrorists and the U.S. Should Let Them
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
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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