Measuring Democratic Commitment

Development specialists and democracy-support experts should recognize—and maximize—each other’s relative strengths and comparative advantages.

A tribute to Václav Havel, Czech playwright and former dissident, who became not only president but the symbol of the “velvet revolutions.”

Having drawn lessons from the downfall of some of his fellow autocrats, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is preventing the emergence of an effective democratic movement in Belarus.