About Transitions

A partnership between Foreign Policy magazine and the Legatum Institute, Democracy Lab is a unique journalistic effort to cover the political and economic challenges facing countries that are striving to make the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. It’s a story that can only be told through a genuinely global prism, incorporating voices from around the world. At the heart of this effort stands our new Transitions blog, a collective report from nations all along the spectrum of change, with regular contributions from reporters around the world.

Countries around the world are struggling to make the move from authoritarian rule to democracy. The Transitions blog is designed to chart the progress of some of the nations that are trying to make this journey. The stories our contributors have to tell aren't confined to politics. They also chronicle people and institutions, central banks and human rights, markets and mosques - even pop culture or the latest gossip. The road our writers travel is not a straight path, and the outcome is never a given. You never know what might crop up next. And that, too, is in the nature of transitions.

Transitions contributors:

Mohamed El Dahshan

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Min Zin

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Endy M. Bayuni

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Mohamed Eljarh

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Juan Cristóbal Nagel

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