The United States Needs a Post-Election Peace Plan
I study fractured societies from post-war Côte d’Ivoire to post-Arab Spring Tunisia. Here’s how the next president can heal a divided electorate.
David Bosco
Rosa Brooks
Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
Leela Jacinto
Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
Suzanne Nossel
Thomas E. Ricks
David Rothkopf
Kori Schake
Emile Simpson
James Stavridis
Bruce Stokes
James Traub
Stephen M. Walt
Lauren Wolfe
Michela Wrong
Micah Zenko
Another Bipartisan Tenet of U.S. Foreign Policy Bites the Dust
For the first time in years, neither presidential candidate has bothered to make a case for supporting democracy overseas.
The Unthinkable Olive Branch
Sometimes the only way to end a conflict is to forgive those who were behind it.
How Fake Democracies Damage Real Ones
Madagascar shows what happens when the world treats a corrupt regime like a functioning democracy.
The Devil We Know in Minsk
Europe is about to let its last dictator in from the cold. Here's why it should demand change instead.
Why Tunisia Absolutely, Totally Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Even as the Arab Spring was falling apart around them, Tunisians opted for the difficult path of dialogue and compromise. Now their persistence has been rewarded.
Today, Tunisia Is Tested
Can the country that has been the Arab Spring’s success story maintain national unity and avoid repression after today’s deadly attack?
Bridging the Two Tunisias
So far Tunisia's revolution has managed to bridge the gap between secularists and Islamists. But can that precarious accord make it through election season?
The Long Shadow of Ben Ali
How a decades-old fake coup attempt is taking its toll on Tunisia.
The Curse of Low Expectations
Lessons for democracy from Madagascar's election.
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About Brian Klaas
Brian Klaas is a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and the author of The Despot's Accomplice: How the West is Aiding & Abetting the Decline of Democracy.
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