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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan Turkey handle free and fair elections?
The AKP government has been fervently pushing through legislation ahead of crucial local elections in March 2014...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCorruption, the common denominator in Tunisia
An ordinary citizen in Tunisia must ask if the new constitution will change anything in the near future. There are...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen and peacebuilding in Yemen: challenges and opportunities
What are the hurdles facing and opportunities available to Yemeni women in light of UN Security Council Resolution...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCorruption in Bahrain
The Crown Prince’s renewed anti-corruption effort faces serious threats, particularly from powerful elites with a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe many crises of Erdogan: have we come to an end-game?
This piece is an attempt to revisit some of the key crises afflicting the AKP and its leader, and in light of this...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNaughty boy receives coal (at our expense)
The government is giving away the rights to up to a billion tonnes of coal to a company owned by an ex-Conservative...
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Published in: oDRHow the cookie crumbles
Vladimir Putin has long paid lip service to the notion that his government should address the problem of corruption....
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Published in: oDRUkraine: Yanukovych's 'Family' spreads its tentacles
Last October, Ukraine’s ruling Party of the Regions won only a slim election victory, but President Viktor...
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Published in: openIndiaIndependence in Dependence
As India celebrates its 66th year of independence, the country's leaders are still largely ignoring what needs to be...
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Published in: oDRReal life: how the Caucasus is feeding itself
The nationalist-populist leader of Russia's protest movement Aleksey Navalny has made much of a claim that the...
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Published in: oDRA lesson for Tatarstan's businessmen: go elsewhere
Private business in Tatarstan has been operating for more than 20 years. It has gone through various stages of...
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Published in: oDRIs corruption in Russia's DNA?
It is difficult to think back to a time when corruption was not endemic in Russia. It is now crippling the country,...
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Published in: openIndiaIndia and its international commitment to ending corruption
India has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The instrument is legally binding and comes at...
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Published in: openEconomyThe Chinese art of elegant bribery
There is more than aesthetics and investment in today's demand for Chinese art. Art has become an “invisible cloak”...
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Published in: HomeResisting corruption: recent progress in Indonesia and Kenya
People power may be well-suited to a systemic approach to curbing corruption. Political will can be thwarted,...