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October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4

Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: The Impact of Nationalism

Ghia Nodia

To grasp what is happening in the former USSR, we must examine the types of nationalism that flourish there.

How Tragedy Sparked a Protest Movement

John Chin

Serbs from all walks of life have had enough with their corrupt, inept, and increasingly authoritarian government. Will Serbia’s president be able to withstand the crisis?

A Dangerous Façade

Marine Le Pen has remade her image to obscure her far-right populism. There is a real risk French voters won’t see through it. April 2022 By Agneska Bloch On April 24, French voters will go to the polls in a rematch of the 2017 presidential election: now President Emmanuel Macron versus far-right populist Marine Le…

July 2007, Volume 18, Issue 3

Democracy Contra Politics

Clifford Orwin

A review of A World Beyond Politics? A Defense of the Nation-State by Pierre Manent.

October 1993, Volume 4, Issue 4

The Challenge of Ethnic Conflict: The Cruel Face of Nationalism

Vesna Pešić

Read the full essay here.

October 1992, Volume 3, Issue 4

Nationalism and Democracy

Ghia Nodia

Read the full essay here.

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Why Poland’s Liberals Lost

Political blunders, distrust of elites, and Donald Tusk’s inability to deliver on his promises helped make an unknown, far-right former bodyguard the country’s next president. Worse, it will be far harder now to safeguard Polish democracy.

Why Women Are Leading the Fight in Iran

Ladan Boroumand

Iran’s women were the Islamic Republic’s first target for repression. This is the newest chapter in their struggle to win back their rights.

January 2023, Volume 34, Issue 1

Why Europe’s Right Embraces Gay Rights

After long condemning gay rights, much of Europe’s political right now champions them. They have made welcoming gay voters a sign of modernity and openness—and a tool for stirring opposition to Muslim immigrants.

January 2018, Volume 29, Issue 1

Dashed Hopes and Extremism in Tunisia

Tunisia is now one of the Arab world’s most democratic countries, but it has also been producing worrisome numbers of recruits for groups such as ISIS. How can this paradox be explained?

January 2010, Volume 21, Issue 1

Still Bowling Alone? The Post-9/11 Split

The crisis of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has sparked a surge of increased civic engagement by young people in the United States, but there is also evidence of a growing divide along class lines.

April 2003, Volume 14, Issue 2

What Is Liberal Islam?: The Sources of Enlightened Muslim Thought

Abdou Filali-Ansary

There is an emerging current of enlightened thought in the Muslim world today, but it is all too often wrongly labeled and poorly understood.

This Is Not the End of Putin’s Troubles

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion has exposed the fundamental instability of Putinism. By Kathryn Stoner June 2023 Sitting in exile outside of Russia in 1917, Vladimir Lenin wrote, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Watching Yevgeny Prigozhin’s military rebellion in Russia, one might want to shorten that time frame from…

Kazakhstan Rules with Empty Words and an Iron Fist

27 January 2022 By Paolo Sorbello Thousands took to the streets to protest. While the regime promises to listen, its actions make clear: Dissent will not be tolerated. Kazakhstan’s “Bloody January” (Qandy Qantar in Kazakh) began in the western region of Mangistau with a peaceful but powerful protest against a sharp increase in the price…

October 2013, Volume 24, Issue 4

Exchange: Reexamining African Elections

Matthijs Bogaards

Do even unfree and unfair elections in sub-Saharan Africa, if repeated often enough, really contribute to democratization? A fresh look at the evidence casts doubt on the theory of “democratization by elections.”