February 26th, 2013
Islamists Aren’t the Obstacle Skeptics about the prospects of democracy in the Middle East argue that the Arab Spring has turned into an Islamist winter. But as a new study shows, instead of fretting over Islamists, the international community would do better to help Egypt and Tunisia strengthen their political institutions and reform their economies.

Islamists Aren’t the Obstacle

Skeptics about the prospects of democracy in the Middle East argue that the Arab Spring has turned into an Islamist winter. But as a new study shows, instead of fretting over Islamists, the international community would do better to help Egypt and Tunisia strengthen their political institutions and reform their economies.

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July 30th, 2012
Qaddafi’s Spawn: What the Dictator’s Demise Unleashed in the Middle East The Libyan leader’s ouster dispersed masses of guns and refugees across the region. Already, Algeria has seen attacks by AQIM militants armed with Libyan weapons, Mali has been rocked by a coup led by armed nomads returning from Libya, Niger is struggling to cope with waves of refugees from Libya and Mali, and Tunisia’s economy has been shattered by the loss of its most important trading partner.

Qaddafi’s Spawn: What the Dictator’s Demise Unleashed in the Middle East

The Libyan leader’s ouster dispersed masses of guns and refugees across the region. Already, Algeria has seen attacks by AQIM militants armed with Libyan weapons, Mali has been rocked by a coup led by armed nomads returning from Libya, Niger is struggling to cope with waves of refugees from Libya and Mali, and Tunisia’s economy has been shattered by the loss of its most important trading partner.

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June 30th, 2011

The Limits of Election Monitoring

What Independent Observation Can (and Can’t) Do

When Tunisia and Egypt hold elections this fall, international election monitors will face pressure to validate the results as a proof that the Arab Spring is yielding democratic dividends. They must resist that pressure — both to maintain their independence and convince Egyptians and Tunisians of it. Susan D. Hyde of Yale University and Judith G. Kelley of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University explain.

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June 17th, 2011

Corruption and the Arab Spring

Pushing Countries to Combat Ill-Gotten Gains

From Tunisia to Yemen, rampant corruption helped drive protesters into the streets. Could Switerland be a model for combatting corruption in a new Middle East? Stuart Levy, Senior Fellow for National Security and Financial Integrity at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, discusses in a new article here.

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