South Africa
About Those Protests
Judging from the fervor of their celebrations, the Libyan people are acutely aware that they will benefit from the fall of Muammar Qaddafi. But Libya is hardly the only country that has reason to rejoice. READ MORE >>
Giddy-Up!
Darfur Is Getting Worse
The Great Democracy Meltdown
The Problem with Purity
Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India By Joseph Lelyveld (Alfred A. Knopf, 410 pp., $27.95) READ MORE >>
Can Africa Really Help Libya Find Peace?
Dreaming of Tripoli
Transition Traps
After the peaceful mass uprising that toppled one of the world’s oldest autocracies, it is now possible to imagine the emergence of a genuine democracy in Egypt—the most important country in the Arab world. The very possibility of it marks an historic turning point for the entire region. However, there is a long and often treacherous distance between the demise of an authoritarian regime and the rise of a democracy. READ MORE >>
