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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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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Future Government

By Francis J. Ricciardone

The Wall Street Journal quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on the prospect of a shaky coalition government and fears of uncertainty after the Turkish elections: 

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on the Turkish Elections

By Francis J. Ricciardone

The Los Angeles Times quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why the Turkish election strips President Erdogan of much of his former glory:

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Election

By Francis Ricciardone

Reuters quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why Turkey’s Kurds are determined to push for peace after their historic vote:

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Mar 5, 2015

Q&A: What Do We Know about Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections?

By EgyptSource

The fate of Egypt’s parliamentary elections once again hangs in the balance following a ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). On March 1, the highest court in Egypt ruled the Parliamentary Constituencies Law unconstitutional. Two days later, the Cairo Administrative Court confirmed the delay in elections, and a committee formed by Prime Minister Ibrahim […]

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Feb 28, 2015

The Egyptian Parliament: A Presidential Right to Dissolution

By Yussef Auf

With the many legal challenges facing Egypt’s coming parliament, even if it is not dissolved by a ruling of the Supreme Constitutional Court, it may still be dissolved by the president. The political system in Egypt’s Constitution is a distorted one, based on the consolidation of the powers of the president at the expense of […]

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