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AfricaSource

Oct 2, 2015

Can Guinea’s Election Be Credible?

By J. Peter Pham

For months, I have been warning that Guinea’s young democracy was extraordinarily fragile and might well prove stillborn. Last month, I highlighted the broader significance of next week’s presidential election, noting that its conduct will either consolidate the major advance for democracy in Africa achieved earlier this year when the continent’s most populous country and […]

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MENASource

Aug 17, 2015

Q&A: Key Information on Egypt’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

By Suzanne Gaber

After much speculation, Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary elections are reportedly slated for September of this year. The election will allow for the formation of the first parliament under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the second since the 2011 ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak.

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Aug 17, 2015

Ullman: Thinking the Unthinkable

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on the potential for a presidential race between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump:

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Aug 14, 2015

LeBaron on Campaign Foreign Policy Rhetoric

By Richard LeBaron

Bloomberg quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron on why campaign rhetoric does not always indicate how Presidents will actually govern:

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Aug 11, 2015

Ullman: Not Ready for Prime Time

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on the first US Republican Presidential debate:

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Jul 27, 2015

Ullman: Trump the Donald and Other Musings

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International about why Donald Trump would be an unsuitable US President:

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Jul 21, 2015

Pham on Burundi’s Elections

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the violence and ethnic tensions surrounding Burundi’s presidential elections:

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Jul 13, 2015

Pham on Congo Leader’s Hold on Power

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Free Beacon quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham in an article about the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo attempting to hold onto power as elections and mandatory retirement near:

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Jun 26, 2015

Marczak on Venezuela’s Female Electoral Mandate

By Jason Marczak

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the Venezuelan National Electoral Council’s announcement that at least 40 percent of a party’s candidates must be women, and how this announcement has thrown the opposition into chaos: 

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Jun 9, 2015

Schechter and Marczak: Iowans Need Better Answers from Presidential Candidates on Cuba

By Peter Schechter and Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak write for the Des Moines Register on why liberalizing relations with Cuba should be important to Iowa primary voters:

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