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No End in Sight to the Struggle for Transitional Justice…
The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006 marked the end of the decade-long civil war between…
Washington’s Rationale for Ignoring Iranian Civil…
This August is the 66th anniversary of the 1953 ouster of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Hardliners and…
Ending Kashmir’s autonomy will mean wide-ranging…
India believes its move to repeal Article 370 will ensure security in Indian-administered Kashmir.
There is a…
The Return of the Arab Spring
The ouster of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on April 11 failed to satisfy the demands of millions of Sudanese…
President of Ukraine Moves to Disband Parliament
How severe is the standoff between the parliament and the president?
After President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn…
Iran’s Fragile Moments of Democracy May Not…
A day after Aljazeera published a piece on Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), whose Twitter users were targeting Iranian…
Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia
Since the first Brexit deadline passed, effectively without "exit," we have witnessed especially convoluted…
Turkey’s Local Elections and the Future of…
Turkey held its first elections since the country formally transitioned to a presidential system on March 31st,…
Iran, Algeria, Sudan, and Venezuela Have One Major…
On matters of history, culture, and geopolitics, Venezuela, Algeria, and Sudan seem distinctly different from Iran.…
The Role of Oligarchs in Ukraine’s 2019…
Regardless of who wins the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections, the country’s foreign policy and geopolitical…
Putin’s “State of the Nation” Speech,…
Each year, the President of Russia delivers a "State of the Nation" speech to the country's parliament in which he…
The Twin Goals of Peace and Elections in Afghanistan
What will it take to reach a peace settlement? More than anything, Afghanistan needs national leadership.
The…