Turkish Elections: A Win That Cannot Be Stolen
Turkey will go to the polls Sunday to elect both its president and the members of its 600-seat parliament. Confronted by a looming economic crisis as well as pressure from his allies on...
Opposition
Turkish Elections: A Win That Cannot Be Stolen
Turkey will go to the polls Sunday to elect both its president and the members of its 600-seat parliament. Confronted by a looming economic crisis as well as pressure from his allies on the far r...
Policy Briefs
Assad Reading the Signs
The Syrian president has "no other choice but to win."
Op-eds
Romney’s Syria Problem
His support for “opposition groups” is misplaced.
Op-eds
Diplomacy Alone Won’t Topple Assad
The yearlong uprising in Syria has presented the United States with an opportunity to deal a strategic blow to Iran's network of alliances in the Middle East. By ensuring the downfall of the...
Op-eds
Saudi Arabia Is Arming the Syrian Opposition
What could possibly go wrong?
Op-eds
Beyond Mugabe’s Madness
Even by the ridiculously low procedural standards of Africa's club of presidents-for-life, last Friday's poll in Zimbabwe was a truly pathetic exercise. As Barry Bearak, the Pulitzer Pr...
Op-eds
Election Rigging Leads to Egypt’s First Major Opposition Boycott
For the first time in decades, the Egyptian people have pressured the major political opposition groups to boycott the country’s parliamentary elections. The move denies the aging autocracy...
Op-eds
Intelligence Briefing #006: Algeria’s Elections
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Congressional Testimonies
Divided They Stand: The Syrian Opposition
His son and successor, Bashar, has failed to manage these divisions. Unfavorable international conditions, colossal foreign policy failures, and a precarious economy have left the regime wi...