Entries from Need to Know tagged with 'Democracy'
Fed Up With Mugabe
Give Mugabe a dose of his own medicine in Zimbabwe: use force. We’ve waited long enough.
Malaysia’s New Momentum
A stunning upset in Malaysia’s recent election means a new political future for the world’s most economically advanced Muslim country, and another chapter in Muslim democracy.
Musharraf's Two-Faced Rule
Musharraf’s blind desire to remain in power aids the same Taliban extremists he claims to be fighting.
Iran: Civil Society Held at Gunpoint
By Nasrin Alavi Here we go again. As Iran becomes increasingly isolated and under pressure from both Western powers and its Arab neighbours in the region, the battle lines are drawn. For many Iranians the signs are both ominous and...
Nigeria’s Inferno of Post-Colonial Democracy
Once again Nigeria picks up the bloody pieces from its latest democratic fiasco. In the next few days, the judiciary is likely to be overwhelmed by challenges to the latest presidential election. However, on a continent still coming to terms with post-colonial nationhood, should we expect the situation to be otherwise?
Memories of the Man on the Tank
With Boris Yeltsin’s passing, his famous photographs light up the front pages one more time – and the memories flood back. There is his picture as opposition leader standing atop a tank to oppose a coup, and of him dancing for his precarious reelection years later.
