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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?

The Democratic Imperative

Adrian Karatnycky | Jun 01, 2004
The world's democrats have joined forces, to the benefit of all involved.

The Great Transformation

Zbigniew Brzezinski | Sep 01, 1993
Four years have now passed since the implosion of the communist state in Poland set in train a process that led to the collapse of the other Central European communist states.

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