Pakistan: Will the Youth Bulge turn into a Democratic Dividend?
April 22, 2013 5 min. read

I argued in an earlier post that much of Pakistan’s future direction will hinge on events unfolding this year.  The first of these are the national elections scheduled for May 11, which could be decided by a large number of first-time voters.  These voters are the product of one of the world’s largest youth bulges […]

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Azerbaijan: deconstructing the "closure" of NGOs and social unrest
March 12, 2011 5 min. read

I’d like to start with an addendum to the story alleging that the Azerbaijani government has ordered the closure of the local NDI (National Democratic Institute) office.  As reported on this site yesterday, NDI had issued a denial that they had been told to cease operations. I didn’t weigh in on the matter, and will […]

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