Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, May 4, 2012
Mohamed Fadel Fahmy interviews Robert Becker, who decided to stay in Egypt and have his day in court rather than leave the country with the other Americans implicated in the NGO affair. Francisco Martin-Rayo argues that America is undermining Yemen’s opportunity to build democracy for the sake of waging war on Al Qaeda. (The photo ...
Mohamed Fadel Fahmy interviews Robert Becker, who decided to stay in Egypt and have his day in court rather than leave the country with the other Americans implicated in the NGO affair.
Mohamed Fadel Fahmy interviews Robert Becker, who decided to stay in Egypt and have his day in court rather than leave the country with the other Americans implicated in the NGO affair.
Francisco Martin-Rayo argues that America is undermining Yemen’s opportunity to build democracy for the sake of waging war on Al Qaeda. (The photo above shows Yemeni jihadis manning a checkpoint.)
Reporting from The Hague, Christopher Stephen explains why the welcome verdict against Charles Taylor shouldn’t divert attention from the continuing irrelevance of the International Criminal Court.
In his column, Christian Caryl insists that humanitarian organizations should always take care to stick to the facts – no matter how noble the cause.
Brad Edmondson shows how Big Tobacco is targeting women in emerging markets — and why governments there are well-advised to be on their guard.
As rumors about the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez proliferate, Juan Nagel looks at the people most likely to succeed him in office.
And Min Zin explains how the Burmese military has repositioned its forces in parliament as the pro-democracy opposition, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, took up seats in the legislature for the first time.
And this week’s recommended reads:
The Economist Intelligence Unit offers a detailed report on the challenges facing Burma’s economy as the country attempts to break out of decades of isolation.
A new case study from the Innovations for Successful Studies project at Princeton University describes how Latvia succeeded in implementing reforms that dramatically boosted the effectiveness of the central government.
In a piece for Al-Bab, Brian Whitaker tells the curious tale of the former Libya oil industry chief whose body has just been found floating in the Danube — merely the latest in a series of scandals connected with the country’s oil industry.
Radio Free Asia presents a new documentary exploring the phenomenon of human trafficking. The film includes reporting from Burma, China, Thailand, and North Kora.
Al Akbhar.com offers a compelling interview with Iraqi writer Sinan Antoon, who analyzes the state of his country in the aftermath of the U.S. occupation.
Writing for Democracy Digest, Hussein Ibish takes a grim look at the state of democratic institutions in the countries of the Arab Spring.
This week people around the world marked Press Freedom Day. Freedom House took the occasion to release its annual report on the state of freedom of the word — including a detailed analysis of the growing pressures faced by journalists in Central and Eastern Europe.
As if to illustrate the point, The Young Georgians blog has published a report showing how beleaguered journalists commemorated World Press Freedom Day in Tbilisi.
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