Strategery 101
When an enemy attacks a friend, back the friend
International Republican Institute
Putin’s winter war
A strategy to contain him should have been implemented years ago
Op-eds
Explaining the Intense Diplomatic Battle Between the U.S. and China
The Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Wolf Warriors’ have Secretary Pompeo in their crosshairs right now, but their agenda will outlast the Trump administration.
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A Russian Victory in Georgia’s Parliamentary Election
Billionaire winner Bidzina Ivanishvili owes his wealth to the Putin regime in Moscow.
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Georgia’s Electoral Showdown
Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.
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Hostage Crisis
Since last month, 19 Americans working with pro-democracy nonprofit organizations have been under investigation for trumped-up charges of operating without proper registration. On Monday, the Egy...
Op-eds
9/11 and Arab Democracy
Beyond catastrophe and mourning, September 11th had unforeseen consequences in the Arab world, especially in my home country of Egypt. The attacks of that day, by citizens of America’s key...
Op-eds
Nigeria at the Crossroads, Again
Focused on the final stretch of the midterm elections at home, policymakers and pundits in the United States have hardly evinced any interest in concerning themselves with electoral politics abro...
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Ballots and Bullets: The Tale of the Two Somalias
Last week, Somalis marked the fiftieth anniversary of their achievement of independence from colonial rule. The contrasting manner in which two parts of the onetime Somali Democratic Republic obs...
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Egypt: Evolution Theory
Egyptian politics are in a state of stagnation. Despite numerous promises of reform in recent years, the government of president Hosni Mubarak has failed to embark upon a genuine opening of the political system, and hopes for reforms have faded.
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Former Defense Department Consultant Mario Loyola Joins FDD as Visiting Fellow
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 4, 2007) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) welcomes former defense department consultant Mario Loyola as a visiting fellow. While at FDD,...
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Nigeria Teeters Back from the Brink — For Now
Two weeks ago in this column space I observed that free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria "would lead to the inauguration of a legitimate political order;[which] would not only consolidate...
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Nigeria: Crisis of Legitimacy
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday that Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), the winner in last...
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Decision Time in Nigeria
Over the course of the last year, this column has regularly chronicled developments in Nigeria; including Islamist activism in the north, evidence of growing connections to international terroris...
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Facing Reality in Somalia
Imagine a country within the greater Middle East ambit that has successfully made the transition to electoral democracy with multiparty municipal, presidential, and, most recently, parliamentary...