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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 21, 2019
Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s Voting Age Amendment: A Double-Edged Sword for Political Leaders
Brian Braun is resident program officer in Malaysia for the International Republican Institute. Follow him at @BR_Braun. Malaysia made history on July 16 when, in the country’s first unanimous par…
November 2, 2012
Turkey
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Salafists, Jordan’s President, and Turkey’s Republic Day
Ashraf El-Sherif provides insight into the two camps within Egyptian Salafism, both competing for legitimacy in Egypt’s new political landscape. The Jordanian blog The Black Iris offers thoughts on …
January 4, 2013
Politics and Government
Weekend Reading: Turkish Justice, Great Expectations in Egypt, and Jordan’s Challenges
Markar Esayan says that Turkey’s democracy can only be consolidated if criminals of the past are held accountable, including officers of the Turkish Armed Forces. Ahmed Zewail avers that Islam is no…
October 4, 2005
Iraq
Monitoring the Iraqi Constitution Referendum
This publication is now archived. IntroductionThe upcoming October 15 constitution referendum will, for the first time in their history, give Iraqis the opportunity to accept or reject a new constitu…
March 17, 2006
United States
Soft Power: Democracy-Promotion and U.S. NGOs
The U.S. government has several channels for promoting democracy, but a plethora of independent U.S. organizations with that same mandate also exist, with varying degrees of financial dependency on t…