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Cover Story
Restoring Order in Mali:
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People of World Influence
Institute President Navigates
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Democracy Promotion
Obama: Defender of Democracy
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The Rotunda: Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill
Minority Rule: Democratic Safeguard
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EU Newbie
Post-EU Croatia Experiences
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Source of Frustration
U.S. Journalists Don’t Always
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JFK’s Path
What JFK Could Teach
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Wendy Chamberlin has kept the Middle East Institute at the forefront of the changes sweeping the Arab world, while reminding Americans that there’s more to the region than turmoil and terrorism. 
President Obama has eschewed the expansive vision of democracy promotion pushed by his predecessor, but the Arab Spring is testing Obama’s resolve to avoid imposing our values on other nations. 
The U.S. government shutdown was a pathetic display of partisanship, but it also showed that the checks and balances America’s founding fathers put in place more than 200 years ago are alive and well. 
They went to sleep Croats and woke up Europeans, but the transition of becoming the 28th member of the European Union hasn’t been completely smooth for Croatia, revealing the bloc’s ongoing growing pains. 
When American journalists need expert analysis on countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, they don’t always look beyond their borders — or the Beltway — for help. 
John F. Kennedy might not recognize the modern U.S. Senate, but he’d surely recognize the political aspirations of a number of senators eyeing the presidency. 