Anne Applebaum's Blog, page 47
February 14, 2011
Channeling Egypt's energy of the crowd into positive change
Egypt's army will now have to make institutional changes.
Channeling Egypt's energy of the crowd into positive change
I didn't have a pen in hand when I heard the broadcast from Cairo over the weekend, and I didn't write down the precise words used by a woman demonstrator, interviewed at length by a BBC radio journalist, just after she heard the news of Hosni Mubarak's resignation . But I remember the sentiments...
February 6, 2011
U.S. deeds don't follow U.S. words on Egypt
The U.S. missed a chance to nurture civil society in Egypt.
January 30, 2011
Egypt's uprising should be encouraged
Mubarak didn't provide stability -- but repression.
January 24, 2011
A real-life look at the Gulag
'The Way Back' realistically depicts the eastern European experience.
January 16, 2011
Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution might not install a democracy
Seeing a dictator toppled is exhilarating -- but will it bring democracy?
January 3, 2011
When oil prices rise, Russia has freedom over a barrel
Russia's change in tone has a simple explanation: Oil prices have soared.
December 27, 2010
Jeopardizing democracy in Hungary
Hungary is cursed with a leader who is dangerously popular.
December 20, 2010
In Belarus, a slide toward Eastern aggression
The U.S. and Europe appear too weak to help Belarus in its moment of pain.
December 13, 2010
In Britain, outrage without a thoughtful outlet
Not everybody in Britain feels nostalgic enough to accept spending cuts.
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