Persistent Impunity Raises Concerns Around Iraqi Elections & Democracy
Ghazi Ghazi sits down with Sally Bachori, one of the founding members of Ending Impunity in Iraq to learn more about the organization and their grassroots movement.
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Elections
The Israeli Elections Just Got Interesting: Netanyahu’s Indictment and the New Center-Left Alliance
Netanyahu is attempting to head off the Gantz-Lapid challenge before it can gain too much momentum. The announcement of his indictment on corruption charges further destabilizes Israel’s turbulent politics ahead of April elections.
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From deadlock to deadline: Iraq’s new government faces pressure to reform
Newly minted President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi have one year to enact reform on pressing domestic issues, especially utility services and unemployment. If the government fails to implement changes, it may face another series of popular uprisings.
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Reconciling History: Secularism, Faith and Allegiance after Turkey’s June 24th Elections
The decision to support or reject the opposition in its appeals to AKP voters is bound up with its identity as the representative of official secularism, a reputation that has proved difficult to shake. The memory of the divisive 1970s and the terror-filled aftermath of the 1980 coup remains a deeply impactful force conditioning voter behavior. An understanding of these traumatizing years, which left few segments of society untouched, contextualizes the steep odds against which the opposition was forced to contend.
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Iran’s presidential elections: What next for Rouhani?
He may be a political insider, but Hassan Rouhani ran his 2017 presidential campaign as an anti-establishment candidate. More than
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Israeli Elections: A View from Palestine
As Israelis flocked to the polls in last week’s elections, the West Bank remained calm. The 4.1 million Palestinians living
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