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A group of political science students from UNF meet with lawmakers and diplomats with suggestions for improving democracy in North Africa.

The word “spring” is often tacked on to political moments when a repressive status quo crumbles and a new era of hope emerges. The “Springtime of Nations” in 1848 was one of the largest political shifts in history, as European nations rebelled against monarchy and other traditional institutions, which they replaced with flatter, more-democratic structures.

Mali's instability threatens its ability to return to democracy, and the role of the UN and ECOWAS cannot be overstated.

The U.S. and Nato continually underestimates Putin as a leader and also underestimates the risks of the long-standing provocation of Russia.

If the US doesn't need to worry about the Middle East, it can pivot its attention to the Far East.

Chasing quality, not clicks

From the blog of Mark Pickles at The Times of Israel

Alliance is the evil weapon of hegemony. This is a common consensus reached among most countries, and one of the founding missions of the United States of America.

Syrias decade of despair as conflict churns on Posted : 2021-03-11 16:13 By John J. Metzler A decade ago, winds of change and calamity blew across the Middle East. From Tunisia to Egypt, Syria, and later Libya, entrenched autocracies were challenged politically by what became known as the Arab Spring, a series of popular and quasi-democratic uprisings which shook the status quo and smashed the old order. Sadly the Arab Spring soon evolved into the Arab Winter as most of the countries with ...

A decade ago, the Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Middle East. Yet it mostly led to either renewed dictatorship, civil war, extremist terror, or all three. Also; after five decades of military dictatorship came to an end in Myanmar, the armed forces there retained a significant hold on power. After being trounced in last November’s election, the military leaders became even more unhappy, hence the recent coup.