Transitions
List of Transitions articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lebanon Has a New President (Not That It Matters)
President or no, Lebanon has had no effective governance for decades. That's not about to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Zimbabwe Made Zimbabwe’s Flag Illegal
The country's own flag has become an anti-government symbol of protest.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Car Bomb Rattles Georgians As Election Nears
The government in Tbilisi says all is well with democracy. But many Georgians aren’t so sure.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel’s President Confronts Ukrainians With Their Past
Many in Ukraine don't want to hear about their heroes' participation in the Holocaust. But Israel's President Rivlin didn't shy away from the truth.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Venezuela’s Long-suffering Opposition Finally Gets a Win
This week's large and peaceful protest in Venezuela shows that the momentum is finally behind the chavista government's opponents.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Democracy Lab Contributor Is Venezuela’s Latest Political Prisoner
Desperate to halt a recall referendum against the president, Venezuela’s government has arrested one of our authors.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Facing Headwinds, Referendum to Recall Venezuela’s President Moves Forward
Most Venezuelans want him gone. But Nicolás Maduro still has a few tricks up his sleeve.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ukraine’s Meat Grinder Is Back in Business
The latest bloody fighting in eastern Ukraine shows that talk of a “frozen conflict” is premature.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Venezuela, the Lights Are Going Out
After years of mismanagement, Venezuela's energy industry can no longer cope. Bad governance is plunging the country into darkness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Death Blow to Turkey’s Media
As of today, Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper — long a government critic — is no more.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Shooting of Opposition Leader Roils Georgia Ahead of Contentious Election
The shooting of Aleksi Petriashvili, a former minister, introduces a dangerous new element to Tbilisi's overheated politics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Time I Decided to Vote
Here's why it meant so much for one writer in Kampala to vote in Uganda's seriously flawed election.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Tunisia’s Crooked Cops Are Undermining the Revolution
Tunisia's uprising was a cry against pervasive corruption. Five years later, it's only gotten worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Venezuela Is About to Go Bust
When the country defaults, a lot of people are going to lose a lot of money. And they deserve to.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Five Years Later, Tunisians Take to the Streets Again
In the new, democratic Tunisia, people are protesting again — and for the same reason as before.
