Elections Commentary

What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif

John R. Schmidt | May 20, 2013
Pakistan's new prime minister won't fix the economy and is constrained on foreign policy.

Back to the Future in Iran's Election

Sahar Namazikhah
Reza Marashi
| May 16, 2013
The June elections have been shaken up by the entry of former president Rafsanjani. 

Sharif Must Square the Circle

C. Uday Bhaskar | May 15, 2013
Pakistan's democratic milestone needs to be followed up by getting control of the national-security state.

Nawaz Sharif's Great Challenge

Arif Rafiq | May 14, 2013
Pakistan's new man on top inherits a country wracked by crisis.

China's Unhealthy Elites

Elanah Uretsky | Apr 30, 2013
Food, cigarettes, booze, women—China's traditional power culture takes a toll on the body.

Pakistan's Troubled Election

Lisa Curtis | Apr 29, 2013
Ballots fight bombs—real and ideological—for dominance.

The Roots of Venezuela's Recount

Jennifer McCoy
Michael McCarthy
| Apr 25, 2013
Beneath the mutual recriminations, both the chavistas and the opposition want recognition.

Venezuela Votes Again

Jennifer McCoy
Michael McCarthy
| Apr 10, 2013
Free? Yes. Fair? Sort of. Reconciling? Unlikely.

The GOP Can Survive Its Iraq Wounds

Robert W. Merry | Mar 29, 2013
As soon as the Democrats screw up, voters will give the Republicans a chance.

Yair Lapid, Israel's Kingmaker

Ben Lynfield | Jan 24, 2013
The second-largest bloc in Israel's Knesset is headed by a secular centrist. Will he lend his name to a new government?

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