These days, one of the most important questions for Egypt's transition is apparently being settled between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the political parties: how exactly should parliament elect the constituent assembly that (...)
BERLIN: Pakistan's floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever faced by a democracy. Beyond the immediate human suffering, they could become a tragedy for Pakistan's political development.
Pakistan is making its third attempt (...)
BERLIN: Pakistan's floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever faced by a democracy. Beyond the immediate human suffering, they could become a tragedy for Pakistan's political development.
Pakistan is making its third attempt (...)
BERLIN: With the world s focus on the recent war, a less-noticed aspect of the current Palestinian malaise is the expiry of President Mahmoud Abbas' term this January. While the two-state peace solution with Israel is premised on an emerging (...)
Western countries got it wrong when they believed that Hamas could not win the 2006 democratic elections they promoted in the Palestinian territories. Western leaders are getting it wrong again when they suggest that Palestinian President Mahmoud (...)