According to historian Khaled Fahmy, the revolution in Egypt has just started.
Tag: statebuilding
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Egyptian women and men will have to remain vigilant to ensure that any hard won freedoms are not sacrificed on the alter of stability, and that they are treated as dignified citizens rather than subjects of the state.
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Former US Ambassador John Hirsch traces the path of Mandela’s relentless diplomacy.
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Adekeye Adebajo writes that Mandela’s legacy will be his export of the pan-African spirit of ubuntu: the gift of discovering our shared humanity.
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While political stability and electoral accountability in Somalia are to be welcomed for many reasons, we should not expect that it will solve the piracy problem.
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Will the international community insist on democracy in Egypt, or allow for a security solution provided by Egypt’s army?
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Budget support has the highest potential to help recipient governments focus on what matters, but requires a huge leap of faith on the part of the donors.
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Yesterday, the UN Security Council asked the mission to help fight drug trafficking, but the SRSG said he has difficulties accepting the West African nation is a narco-state.
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Conflict will always be present, but societies should deal with it through dialogue and politics rather than deadly violence.
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President Mohamed Morsi’s government seeks only to hold power and Egyptians are dreading the possibility of a return to pre-revolutionary times.