MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Democratic is Russia?
President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential elections twice and is very popular in opinion polls. Does that make his administration democratic?
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Did Russia's Oligarchs Rise to Power?
Oligarchs control a vast amount of wealth and influence in Russia today. How did these business titans rise to power and what is their relationship ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
How Free is the Press in Russia?
Excerpts from four powerful Russian media figures on how they perceive freedom of the press in their country since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Discrimination in Iran
In these two short excerpts, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discusses gender and religious discrimination in Iran.
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Working within Nigeria's Sharia Courts
Since the end of military rule in 1999, some of Nigeria's states have extended Sharia laws to criminal matters. How did this system of law enter ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Nigeria and the Horror of Boko Haram
What is Boko Haram and how did it originate? How did it turn into a violent movement? Why is it in Nigeria and who is ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Vigilantism in Nigeria (2002)
Since the transition from military dictatorship to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has had a problem maintaining security within the country. Should vigilante groups fill the void ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Is Authoritarianism and Corruption Endemic in Nigeria?
Is authoritarianism and corruption endemic in Nigeria? Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka answers this question about his home country in this 2006 talk.