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Demonstrators raise their fists during a demonstration on May 1, 2013. A strike stopped ferry services to the Greek islands and disrupted public transport in the capital Athens ahead of May Day protests Wednesday against Greece’s prolonged economic austerity policies. (AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINI)


Opinion: Democracy Draws its Final Breaths

Opinion: Democracy Draws its Final Breaths

Nearly a century ago, Woodrow Wilson, one of the most famous US presidents in American history, signed a historic declaration which saw the United States entering World War I. To mark the occasion, he said: “The world must be made safe for democracy.” At the time, the...
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File photo of Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan. (AAA)


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An Egyptian demonstrator holds bread in a protest earlier this month against the International Monetary Fund. The Egyptian government is trying to chart a delicate course between economic reform to appease lenders, without alienating its own people. (AFP)


Opinion: From Arab Spring to Economic Winter

Opinion: From Arab Spring to Economic Winter

The revolutions that have transformed the Arab world have also transformed economies, largely for the worse. If the so-called “Arab Spring” were to receive a credit rating, the verdict would be obvious and unfortunate: downgrades. We have seen the multiple pathologies...
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An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sitting behind bars during his retrial at the Police Academy in Cairo on May 11, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/EGYPTIAN TV)