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Lebanon

Confessing The Sins Of Consociationalism: Democracy in Lebanon

Lebanon has been debating the creation of a new electoral system since the end of its civil war in 1990, but with new elections scheduled for 2014, the country needs to reach a decision on how it plans to reform group represent...
by Hugh Oberlander
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Africa
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Stability In The Balance: Elections In Guinea-Bissau

On Sunday April 13th the chronically war-torn state of Guinea-Bissau successfully held its first round of presidential and People’s Assembly elections since a 2012 coup d’état interrupted the last planned vote. The coup, c...
by Tarleton Watkins
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Asia

Dear Prime Minister Najib: Please Shut Your Gob

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” float=”left”] ‘Liberalism’ and ‘pluralism’ are two words that have powe...
by Yoonah Je
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Iran
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US-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, few countries have challenged Iran’s ‘international villain’ status. The United States is the loudest champion of this animosity and mutually demonizing rhetoric. The word ‘...
by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui
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Asia
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India: The New America

As the Indian elections come to a close and we elect a man who outdid Tupac by using holograms for election speeches, Narendra Modi, a man who was once a street side tea seller, is now our Prime Minister. It seems like he achie...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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Asia

Across Rivers, Atop Mountains: A Constituency Unreachable By Internet

What are the duties of a party list legislator? Draft laws, participate in plenary debates, and yes, even climb mountains. A lawmaker’s job is to articulate the demands of a constituency. Therefore, a lawmaker must regularly ...
by Mong Palatino
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Europe

Spain’s anti-protest bill: An infringement on democracy

In recent years, millions of Spaniards have voiced their dissatisfaction with the right wing People’s Party government, protesting against crippling austerity measures and attempts to roll back the country’s abortion laws. ...
by Nora Turriago
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Iran

Iran’s New Age

24 November 2014 marks the day on which the 12-year impasse regarding trade sanctions imposed to restrain Iran’s nuclear programme is to end. In 2002, the country’s opposition group revealed secret government activity inclu...
by Siobhan Fraile Ordonez
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