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Clerics and entertainment seek to bolster MbS’s grip on power
A public apology by a prominent Salafi scholar sheds a light on Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s version of ‘moderate Islam,’ his effort to...
Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011
Demonstrators in Sudan, Algeria and
nations beyond the Middle East such as Pakistan and Russia are applying lessons
learnt from the 2011 popular Arab revolts as...
The Brazilian anti- presidentialism regime
More than a
hundred days have passed since the inauguration of the sixth elected President
of the re democratization period in Brazil, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro. Time...
Impressions from South Africa’s election
South Africa’s recent general election has
bucked the international trend towards populism by consolidating its democracy
at the political centre. The ruling African National Congress, led...
Convergence Of Competitive Markets And Indian Elections
If competition is a key component of a flourishing economy, it is
equally true that competition in electoral politics and elections is a powerful
force for...
Which system suits Pakistan: Democracy or technocracy?
General Zia
was enamored of the presidential system. He claimed that the Quaid-i-Azam had
opted for this system in a note in his diary. What was...
The Aching Heart and the Blinking Eye
Agreed, by the fact that democracy happens
to the form of government that by common consent can resolve all issues that
fall in the domain of...
Battling for the Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Momentous developments across Arab North and East Africa suggest the
long-drawn-out process of political transition in the region as well as the
greater Middle East is...
Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?
For Gulf leaders, long-overdue economic reforms were never going to be
easy.
Leaders like the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, Mohammed bin...
Lost Malaysian Hopes and the Pakatan Catch 22
It took the
Malaysian opposition more than a generation to topple the Barisan Nasional government,
led by the now-discredited United Malays National Organization. Throughout
mosques, coffee shops...