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May 11, 2006
Syria
Lebanese Political Leaders “Unable” to Reform or Take Country Forward
Karim Makdisi of the American University of Beirut says Lebanon’s leaders are a closed elite trying to hold onto power for themselves and are powerless to reform the country’s political situation.
April 17, 2024
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Preventing U.S. Election Violence in 2024
Violence around U.S. elections in 2024 could not only destabilize American democracy but also embolden autocrats across the world. Jacob Ware recommends that political leaders take steps to shore up …
May 14, 2014
Baha’i Leaders in Iran Mark Six Years in Prison
Today, May 14, marks six years in prison for the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. Their biographies can be found here, and they are citizens whose only crime is their religion. They we…
September 9, 2005
Race and Ethnicity
IRAQ: Iraqi Leaders Voicing Anger at Arab Neighbors
This publication is now archived. IntroductionRelations between Iraq and its Arab neighbors have worsened in recent weeks, highlighted by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s September 5 criticism of Ara…
November 25, 2003
Georgia
Talbott: Georgian Leader Brought Down by Corruption, Chances of Success for New Leaders Seen as Uncertain
Strobe Talbott, the president of the Brookings Institution in Washington and deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, says that Eduard Shevardnadze could have done a lot for Georgia, …
September 30, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Big South African Union Endorses Cyril Ramaphosa for ANC Party Leader
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) endorsed Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) on September 26. The election of party president will take …
