Tulip Revolution

Glimmer of hope in Central Asia

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bishkek, Ouster, Kyrgyzstan, Ethnic Violence, Displacement, Roza Otunbayev, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Osh, Un, Tulip Revolution, Revolt, Refugees, World News
Nicholas van Praag

This post originally appeared on the World Development Report 2011 blog. Happier Days in Osh Market Osh was a bustling, dynamic border town when I...

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The Fading Colors of Pseudo-Revolutions

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tulip-Revolution, Viktor Yanukovych, Eduard Shevardnadze, Kyrgyzstan, Viktor Yushchenko, Georgia, Ukraine, Color-Revolution, Iraq, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Rose Revolution, Yulia Tymoshenko, Mikhail Saakashvili, Orange Revolution, World News
Leon T. Hadar

The overthrow of Kyrgyzstan's president is not part of a historic revolutionary wave that is going to do away with the old corrupt and authoritarian regime and usher in a new dawn of liberal democracy.

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Iran Uprising: Historic Parallels To Today's Protests

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bulldozer Revolution, Iran Demonstrations, Iranian Revolution, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Velvet Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Tiananmen Square, Carnation Revolution, Tulip Revolution, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Protests, Iran Election 2009, Second Chimurenga, Islamic Revolution, Rose Revolution, Orange Revolution, Advocacy, Civil Disobedience, Iran Uprising, Iran Today, Protests in Iran and Tiananmen Square, Todays Iran Protests, World News

The massive socio-political movement in Iran, following the highly controversial announcement Saturday declaring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor of tha...

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