The Measure of Freedom

Do democracy and good governance necessarily go hand-in-hand? In most Southeast Asian countries, a gap exists between the two. How should we understand good governance in an authoritarian context? And…

Tunisia is a small country, but its influential Islamist party has taken a big step by separating its political wing from its religious activities.

Although declines in freedom outnumbered gains yet again in 2012, the year was not without some significant progress, most notably in the case of Libya.