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Why Does Democracy Fail In Some Countries But Not Others?

Why Does Democracy Fail In Some Countries But Not Others?

  • by Beyond Today Editor
On my way to work this morning, NPR's Morning Edition played an interview with an author that caught my attention. "Is democracy compatible with a country where there's a large Islamist movement?" is the fundamental question asked by Shadi Hamid in his book Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East. 
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Why Would Syria Use Chemical Weapons Now?

Why Would Syria Use Chemical Weapons Now?

  • by Beyond Today Editor
Last week, news reports broke that the regime of Syria's president Bashar al Assad apparently used chemical weaponsin a massacre of civilians on a scale not yet seen in that country's two-year-long civil war. A year ago, U.S.

Current Events & Trends: The downside of the Arab Spring

  • by John Ross Schroeder, Tom Robinson
The Arab Spring brought the prospects for democratic development, but also the very real risks of Islamic ascension, political and economic chaos, humanitarian disaster and the persecution of Christians.
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Israel: Growing Danger on Every Side

Israel: Growing Danger on Every Side

  • by Melvin Rhodes
One of the smallest democracies in the world faces increased hostility from its neighbors—and even from its democratic friends in the West.
Is Democracy the Answer?

Is Democracy the Answer?

  • by Frank Dunkle
With Middle Eastern regimes toppling in the face of popular uprisings, many are hopeful that the region will soon experience newfound freedom and well-being through democratic reform. But if democracy comes, will it really lead to liberty?