Egypt’s Uneasy Party Politics

Although the Arab revolts have a long way to go before they can be counted as gains for democracy, they do underline what is perhaps democracy’s greatest source of strength…

We are still struggling to understand the mostly bitter harvest of the Arab Spring, but there are a few lessons that can be drawn.

For the Shi'ite majority and its senior religious leader, the January elections played out against the background of a longing for justice that has deep spiritual sources as well as…