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Would Independence Bring Freedom to Iraqi Kurdistan?

September 19, 2017

Secession movements are sometimes justified, but statehood alone does not solve long-standing governance problems.

 
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Iraq: Parliament Should Reject “Assembly and Peaceful Demonstration” Bill

September 2, 2016

The Iraqi parliament plans to vote on a controversial “Assembly and Peaceful Demonstration” measure.
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Freedom in the World 2015: Freedom declines for ninth year

January 28, 2015

More aggressive tactics by authoritarian regimes and an upsurge in terrorist attacks contributed to a disturbing decline in global freedom in 2014. 
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Why democracy support matters

September 17, 2014

President Obama's call to arms against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), like his response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, steps up U.S. efforts to curb major threats to U.S. interests. Does it also signal a greater commitment by Obama to stand up for democracy in the world? Probably not. But he should make democracy a priority.

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The Democracy Project

A majority of Americans see democracy in the U.S. as weak and getting weaker, according to a national survey released by The Democracy Project, a joint initiative of Freedom House, the George W. Bush Institute, and the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

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