Tag: protests
Understanding the Protests in Iran: A Brief Reading List
For many Americans, Iran is part of the modern “axis of evil.” It’s a country that, along with North Korea, is dubbed a bastion of terror and corruption. We hear about Iran daily in the...
30 to 1 does not a democracy make
According to the Democracy Index, a project run by the Economist Intelligence Unit, there were nearly 1500 protests in Egypt in July. In the anticipation and aftermath of the removal of former president Mohammed Morsi,...