Islam and Liberal Democracy: The Challenge of Secularization

Modest progress in the muslim-majority countries is complemented by mass mobilization for democracy and freedom in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia ranks as Not Free for the first time since the fall…

Iran’s massive protest movement against June’s electoral coup is now moving into a new phase. What are its prospects?

Findings from the Arab Barometer say little about whether there are likely to be transitions to democracy in the Arab world in the years ahead, but they do offer evidence…