In This Issue

This year, hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars, as well as major contributions from European Union countries, will be spent to foster democratic values and practices abroad, in countries ranging from Armenia to Zimbabwe. While this amounts to only a small… read more »

On October 15, 2008, Azerbaijan held its fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. This year's presidential election was held… read more »

As a result of fighting in South Ossetia, the Russian incursion, and the 1994 conflict with Abkhazia 247,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) exist in Georgia. Aside from resettlement solutions and provision of aid, the problem… read more »

Designing an effective electoral system is vital for shaping political institutions. In emerging democracies with deep ethnic cleavages, this decision is more critical because of the potential for political… read more »