Soldiers and Islamists in Pakistan

With its recent electoral turnover of power, Pakistan seemingly passed a milestone of democratic consolidation. But beneath the surface, power remains where it long has been—with the military.

The military regime opened up the media sector to more competition and private broadcasters in 2002, and the ramifications turned out to be vast.

The incentives created by competitive elections in a number of Muslim-majority countries are fueling a political trend that roughly resembles the rise of Christian Democracy in twentieth-century Europe