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Lines in the Sand

Robert Delahunty
John Yoo
| Jan 03, 2007
A nation-state’s borders are not sacrosanct. Failed states should be fragmented into more governable parts.

The Struggle for Democracy

Irving Louis Horowitz | Mar 01, 2006
The promotion of democracy is the centerpiece of Bush's foreign policy, but the president has yet to define democracy.

Prone to Violence

Edward D. Mansfield
Jack Snyder
| Dec 01, 2005
Democracy comes to bring not peace but the sword.

Downloading Democracy

Robert Conquest | Dec 01, 2004
History tells us that democracy should not be taken lightly. Without the proper cultural foundations, in can be a messy business indeed.

Close, but No Democracy

Ray Takeyh | Dec 01, 2004
Washington must realize that unless Arab regimes allow pluralism, power-sharing and judicial independence, liberal autocracy--not democracy--will be the result.

The Authoritarian Illusion

Gerard Alexander | Sep 01, 2004
Authoritarian states are judged to be the breeding grounds of poverty, resentment and terrorism, but this is not always the case. What kind of despot fosters extremism?
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Commentary

Recovering from Arab Spring Fever

Andrew E. Title | Oct 01, 2007
At Friday’s conference on the prospects for political change in the Middle East, a panel of distinguished political observers presented mixed views on the future of democracy in the region.

A Conversation Continued: Democracy and Demagoguery in the Middle East

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 13, 2007
President Bush’s views on freedom’s universality are not merely simplistic, they are profoundly dangerous, writes Ted Galen Carpenter.

The Unfinished Revolution: East-Central Europe, Democratization and the Euro-Atlantic Community

Charles Gati | Feb 05, 2003
On Sunday, February 2, 2003, President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic became a private citizen.

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