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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.

Totalitarianism and weak civil society, recipes for ‘social explosion’ in Iran

By DC Editors - December 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Totalitarianism and weak civil society, recipes for social explosion in Iran

An article in Democracy Digest argues that Iran’s totalitarianism when combined with a weak civil society constitutes a recipe for ‘social explosion’.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Iran, Middle East

When A House Is Not a Home

By Jack Jones - December 7, 2019 6 Comments

When A House Is Not a Home

For both the Palestinians and Kurds, violence continues to happen in their houses. These wars being fought because of old grievances.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Kurdish People, Middle East, Palestine, Syria

After a Month of Countrywide Protest, The Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns

By Thomas Manning - December 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Iraqi Prime Minister Resigns

Iraqi protesters have now made sacrifices in large numbers to voice their dissent against the government and they still refuse to back down.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Iraq, Middle East

Russia Accountable for Any War Crimes in Conflict-Ridden Syria

By DC Editors - December 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

Russia Accountable for Any War Crimes in Conflict-Ridden Syria

Russia should be held accountable for war crimes in the conflict-struck Middle-East State of Syria, states Sara Kayyali in an article in Human Rights Watch.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Russia, Syria

Protests in Iraq: What’s next for the Middle East Country?

By DC Editors - December 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Protests in Iraq: What's next for the Middle East Country?

How to support Iraq’s protesters while recognizing limits to government’s ability to handle demands? Washington Institute’s Michael Knights asks.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iraq, Middle East

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

By Jack Jones - November 25, 2019 3 Comments

“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.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Is there an Arab Spring 2.0 unfolding?

By DC Editors - November 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Democracy Protests, Middle East

Iran Security Forces Have Cracked Down Violently on Protests

By DC Editors - November 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iran, Middle East, Political Dissidents

where to now for ISIS and the forever war on terror?

By David Anderson, J.D. - November 16, 2019 2 Comments

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.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Middle East

Countering Global Kleptocracy: Protests fueling new era of unrest

By DC Editors - November 3, 2019 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East

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