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Has the wave of popular revolts rocking the Arab world finally reached Syria, one of the region’s most policed states, a country its young president boasted was “immune” from calls for freedom, democracy and accountable government? Or were the unprecedentedly large protests on Friday just a one-off? read more

The core theme is this idea of social cohesion and of what the most appropriate institutions are that might make states work better. I talk a lot about how, for a country to become stable and to develop strong governance and to move forward, it’s very important that the country […]

Even if Yemen manages to avoid civil war, the country’s many economic and security challenges may undermine democratic reform. In setting the post-Saleh agenda, will Yemen’s disparate opposition movements be able to outmaneuver the country’s established powers? read more

Egypt’s constitutional process is still in the beginning stages… read more