To Coup or Not to Coup? Thailand in Transition
Over the past three months, political turmoil in Thailand has created a major political crisis. The crisis has been…
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Reflecting on the Chinese “Jasmine Revolution”
Roughly three years ago today, the Tunisian Revolution, which sparked the Arab Spring, successfully …
After Nasser, Nasser?
On the 3rd of July 2013, after a series of large protests across the country, the first democratically elected…
The Case for Chinese Democracy
It was over 100 years ago that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, a pivotal figure in the 1911 revolution that overthrew the Qing…
Egypt’s “Somber Mood:” Bassem Youssef’s al-Barnamej Suspended
Critics of the post-revolutionary leadership in Egypt have lost an ally. By censoring Bassem Youssef's…
The Winds of Change are Blowing in Argentina – But in What Direction?
For the past ten years, Kirchnerism has ruled unchallenged in Argentina. Since the late president Néstor Kirchner…