South African elections in perspective These are busy weeks at the election front. Some of the largest democracies in the world have
→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
→The win of Francois Hollande in the run-off of the French elections represents a significant change in the political environment in Europe. The austerity political correctness
→The now familiar pictures of a crowded Tahrir square are streaming into our living rooms once again. Today Egyptians celebrate the first anniversary of that remarkable
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