Catherine Ashton, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief, visits Egypt today. She is meeting with interim President Adly Mansour, interim Prime Minister Hezam Beblawy and other members
→The second democracy wave in Egypt, Tahrir 2.0, triggered a military intervention to unseat the elected President Mohammed Morsi. He was seen to have failed as
→Tahrir 2.0 Tahrir is showing that the democratic fiber in Egypt is irreversible. Fantastic to note. But the dynamics have obviously become more complex with the
→Today we celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday and his legacy in advancing democracy and human rights in South Africa and far beyond. What a gift that
→The EU Foreign Affairs Council approved on June 25th a new EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, presented by the High
→Return to Tunis Upon my return to Tunis over one year after the democratic revolution of January 2011, I am spending an April Sunday morning strolling
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