Tag Archives: democracy

The Latest Crisis in Pakistan

How has President Musharraf’s declaration of emergency in Pakistan generated a crisis with serious global implications?

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Is There A West? (Part II)

Even if the West can reunite on a post-Cold War basis, will it be able to steer the global system in a Western-oriented direction?

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Welcome to Russian Consumer Democracy

How are bloggers giving birth to a vigorous consumer democracy emerged in Russia, of all places?

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Dateline Burma: Monks, Not Bombs, a Revolution Make

Is an inverted tin cup a more potent trigger for democracy than any airforce?

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Dateline Pakistan: Lawyers as Revolutionaries?

Is Pervez Musharraf the Gorbachev of Pakistan — or the Shah of Islamabad?

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Inner Strength: American Democracy — Leading or Lagging?

Who is asking the most pointed questions about the health of American democracy?

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Tackling Corruption

What steps are necessary for developing countries to break the cycle of corruption?

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Designing Cities for People

In an age where parks are sacrificed for parking lots, how can city planning benefit people — not cars?

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Gaza’s Broken China

How will the new landscape in the Palestinian territories affect the dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

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Containing Iran

How is current U.S. policy toward Iran fundamentally flawed?

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