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Players Who Could Throw Yemen’s Upcoming Elections Off-track
After a year of mass demonstrations and street battles which brought the country to the brink of civil war, Yemen is preparing for presidential elections on 21 February; the sole candidate, Vice-President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi, kicked off his campaign...
Never So Divided, Never So United
A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a compromise.
Clashes Highlight Dangers of Devolution in Kenya
Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are held...
Key West Bank Settlement Outpost Slated for Evacuation
Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli settlers in the Migron settlement outpost in the West Bank to leave by 31 March in response to a 2006 petition filed by seven Palestinian landowners and Israeli pressure group Peace Now. How People...
The Biology of Politics: Liberals Roll with the Good, Conservatives Confront the Bad
From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation’s deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national issues, while liberals...
The Strategy of a Failed Candidate?
While my opinions of both CNN and TIME are best kept heavily muted, I continue to have a high opinion of Fareed Zakaria; and I am impressed that TIME has allowed him to pursue projects leading to articles that plumb far deeper than the usual superficiality...
Possibilities And Pitfalls Following Guinea Bissau President’s Death
The death of Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha on January 9 from health complications could either perpetuate the instability that has long plagued the country, or provide an opportunity for political parties to negotiate a smooth, constitutional...
Paying High Price for Military Incursion
Security, service delivery and economic activity in northeastern Kenya have deteriorated considerably since October 2011, when the country’s military forces deployed in neighboring Somalia in an effort to eradicate the Al-Shabab militia, which has vowed...
