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Integration of the Islamist Movement : The Case of Algeria

15 February 2010 , by Daho Djerbal

Re-legitimizing the state through voting or discrediting it through widespread insecurity were the political issues that took Algeria during the 1990s into a downward spiral of violence not seen since the colonial period.

2010: Sudan Faces Danger of Secession of the South

10 February 2010 , by Haydar Ibrahim Ali

The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Naivasha (Kenya) on January 9th, 2005 was greeted by a torrent of optimism, generated by the international guarantees and momentum, and promises of economic assistance and political backing for the agreement.

Bedouinocratic Libya: Between Hereditary Succession and Reform

29 January 2010 , by Rachid Khechana

There are two fundamental aspects to reform in Libya.

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Policy Brief: The Dialectic Relationship Between the Political and the Civil in the Syrian Civil Society (...) 30 November 2009 , by Wael Sawah
With the beginning of Damascus Spring, 2000-2001, a new expression entered the Syrian political and cultural dictionary: the civil society.
Country Report: Reforms at a Standstill for the Taef Government of Lebanon 18 December 2009 , by Karam Karam , Myriam Catusse
On November 5th 1989, at Taëf, a “National Reconciliation Accord” was signed with the goal of the civil war that Lebanon had been experiencing for fifteen years.
Security Reform in Jordan: Where to Start? 18 December 2009 , by Sufian Obaidat
I fear that the expression “security reform” has earned a place in modern political dictionaries
Thematic Studies: Constitutional Reforms in the Arab World 16 November 2009 , by Amina El Messaoudi
Constitutional reform in the Arab world derives legitimacy from its importance in the process of modernization, reformulating the relationship between state and society,
The Current Palestinian Scene: Setting National Priorities Right 21 October 2009 , by Hani al Masri
For Palestinians to develop en effective national strategy, re-take the initiative...

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Unprecedented Report on Egypt Considered at UN Rights Council: Government Rejects Criticism by UN Rights (...) 9 March 2010

(9 March, 2010 – Geneva) Egypt’s use of the Emergency Law to justify arbitrary detention and the use of exceptional courts was examined before the UN Human Rights Council today in a ground-breaking report presented by Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection (...)

Saudi Religious Leaders Suggest "The Charter of Sectarian Coexistence" 28 February 2010

What is meant by ’global democracy’? Most people say that we need it, but what does it involve? 26 February 2010

Iraq Sunni Bloc Ends Poll Boycott 26 February 2010