Pakistan: Hope Amidst Turmoil

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

In the world’s largest democracy, liberalism is in retreat, as evidenced by a pattern of assaults on minorities, press freedom, and the independence of key cultural and intellectual institutions.