الديمقراطية والإصلاح

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the road to Palestinian succession, and potential candidates will likely have to form ad hoc alliances that result in significant policy compromises on peacemaking and other issues.

Martin Indyk, U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, diagnosed the collapse of recent peace talks in a frank keynote address to the Institute's 2014 Weinberg Founders Conference. Watch his remarks and download a transcript. Also view other sessions, with speakers including Sen. Tim Kaine, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, and former French ambassador to Washington Jean-David Levitte.

The thorny parliamentary process of selecting a new president could rekindle violence if it results in substantial delays or further sectarian friction.

Egypt's president-in-waiting says he's widely loved, so why does he sleep in an undisclosed location and fear for his life?

A 1981 encounter with Klansman Glenn Miller highlighted the rabidly violent, racist mindset that apparently led to this weekend's shooting.

As Tunisia's Islamists reaffirm their cohesiveness, the country's contentious politics have worn out many voters and dulled their interest in democratic participation, making abstention the most likely winner of this year's elections.

Secretary Kerry's visit comes amid Morocco's efforts to expand its regional influence and an upcoming vote in Algeria.

To ease ongoing tensions, the AKP government needs to adopt a truly sect-blind approach, while staunchly secular communities need to allow some room for religion in the public sphere.

Young Islamists are using Facebook to organize violent opposition.