Yes, Libya Does Matter
At the Red Castle in downtown Tripoli, one day this past Spring, I observed Libyan school students gaze up at…
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Corruption = Uprisings
Last month, Transparency International released its 26th annual Corruption Perceptions Index – the leading indicator of public sector corruption across…
Building Inclusive Democracies: Priorities and Cha...
When groups and individuals are excluded from the democratic process or the wider civic life of their country, the quality…
In Their Own Words: A Digital Media Project in Nig...
Sub-Saharan Africa is an epicenter of the global migration crisis due to profound security, economic and environmental problems, which are…
Mobilizing the Next Generation: Reflections on the...
Eight years after the fall of Muammar Qaddafi, Libya remains a fractured nation characterized by divides along ethnic, tribal, geographic and…
Despite Libya’s Turmoil, a Young Civil Society Act...
Amr Sufian is a 25-year-old civil society activist based in Tripoli. Like many of his peers, Sufian is disappointed that…
Municipal Government Remains Key to Stabilization ...
Forty years of corrupt, ineffective centralized authority under the regime of Muammar Qaddafi, and a failed transition in the aftermath of…
Libyan Women Make Their Voices Heard in Local Gove...
As Libya’s latest civil war enters its third month, women throughout the country are claiming their seats in local government…
Tunisia Needs a Local Approach to Preventing Viole...
Tunisia’s political instability and polarization has reached a critical juncture in the run-up to the autumn 2019 presidential and parliamentary…
Algeria’s Future Hinges on a More Competitive ...
When a wave of protests and unrest rocked much of the Arab world in 2011, Algeria stood out as a…
2019 is the Year for Tunisian Political Parties...
Tunisia is the only country to have emerged from the Arab Spring as an established democracy but eight years after…
State of Tunisian Democracy
Of the countries that experienced the 2011 Arab Spring, Tunisia is the only democracy to emerge. Less than four years…