Undeterred by Violence, Iraq Votes

On March 7, 2010, Iraqi citizens steadily arrived at the polls, amid a sustained campaign of bombings, to cast their votes for a parliamentary election. The determination of the voting population, especially considering the violence and the youth and fragility of their democratic roots, was notable, when voter turnout in many Western countries is dictated [...]

Democracy in Afghanistan? Not so fast…

Last week, the world was watching as Afghanistan held its much-anticipated Presidential and provincial elections. This is only the third time that elections have been held in this country since the invasion of NATO and US troops and the ouster of the Taliban in 2001. American-backed incumbent Hamid Karzai was one of 30 candidates for [...]