How to support Iraq’s protesters while recognizing limits to government’s ability to handle demands? Washington Institute’s Michael Knights asks.
Middle East articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for democracy in the troubled Middle East where vast cultural change and persistent political violence cry out for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section and our articles on the ongoing Arab Spring.
“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East
That Kurds were not in Normandy is a shameful distortion of truth. We abandoned our Kurdish allies for dubious motives, now they are facing genocide.
Is there an Arab Spring 2.0 unfolding?
Renewed unrest in Arab countries does not necessarily mean a repeat of the Arab Spring of 2011, but observers are already talking about an Arab Spring 2.0.
Iran Security Forces Have Cracked Down Violently on Protests
Iran protests over increasing hardship as US slams sanctions has been met with brutal violence by Iranian security forces.
where to now for ISIS and the forever war on terror?
Baghdadi’s end in a hideout in a corner of the broken state he helped break prompts questions of where to now for ISIS and the forever war on terror.
Countering Global Kleptocracy: Protests fueling new era of unrest
An interesting post looks at the resurgence of democracy protests. Using key examples, it highlights what protesters are doing to avoid conflict.
Democracy Digest: “Arab Spring 2.0? Understanding the New Wave of Protests”
Arab spring 2.0 has seen smarter protesters seeking new goals and using new means to achieve regional changes. Here’s what’s different this time.
Breaking: two weeks of protests lead to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation
Breaking: following two weeks of unyielding protests against misrule and corruption, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri tabled his resignation today.
Iraq Protests: “Security Forces Use Excessive Force Despite Government Promises”
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters into crowds, killing at least eight protesters, during demonstrations in Baghdad on October 25, 2019.
ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Killed in US Raid
Trump made a formal public statement Sunday in which he announced that ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed in US raid in northwest Syria.