Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
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This month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia — a UNESCO world heritage site and museum — as a house of…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
For too long, Turkey bullied America into silence. Not anymore.
Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular…
Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to…