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January 25, 2022

South Korea
The Contentious State of South Korean Democracy: Pitfalls and Hopes

Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in South Korea, the country’s politics will continue to be characterized by three unchanging elements that weaken South Korean democrac…

Voters in South Korean Parliamentary Election
Blog Post by Sook-Jong Lee Asia Unbound

March 10, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
Yet Again, No Mo Ibrahim Prize Awarded

In February, the Ibrahim foundation announced that, yet again, it would not be awarding it’s famed Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Mo Ibrahim, a British-Sudanese telecom billiona…

Mo Ibrahim Final
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 30, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Indictment of African Presidential Leadership

In 2016, once again, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has found no retiring African leader qualified for the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Mo Ibrahim, a British-Sudanese telecom billi…

Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Indictment of African Presidential Leadership
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

February 22, 2013

Israel
Middle East Matters This Week: Egyptian Elections, Damascus Explosions, and a New Tunisian Government

Significant Developments Egypt. President Mohammed Morsi issued a decree last night calling for parliamentary elections to begin April 27 and end in late June. The vote will take place in four stage…

Egyptian electoral workers carry ballot box at a center for vote counting during a previous parliamentary election (El-Ghany/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Robert Danin Middle East Matters

September 15, 2011

Defense and Security
Quick Takes: Must Reads on Libya and Defense Spending

Members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group greet their relatives upon their release from Abu Salim prison near Tripoli on August 31, 2010. (Ismail Zitouny/courtesy Reuters) The New York Times and …

Members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group smile when they meet their relatives upon their release from Abu Salim prison near Tripoli August 31, 2010. Libya freed 37 prisoners late on Tuesday, including at least one former detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, who had been jailed for links to radical Islamist groups but have since renounced violence. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge