As Pakistan's economy is on its knees, its recovery will be a key test for democracy, Afshin Molavi comments for EurasiaNet. Not long ago, Pakistan was touted as the next big emerging market, whispered in the same breath as Brazil and Indonesia. Today, ...
Iran's recent parliamentary elections, conducted on Friday, stuck closely to a script familiar from the past four years: Conservatives predictably won the majority of seats from a ballot cleansed of reformists by the Guardians Council; turnout in ...
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, likes to spy on his own people. In that, he is upholding a modern Arab autocratic tradition. Dubai's ruler, however, is not looking for conspirators, fifth columnists or political opponents. He' ...
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