Documents on Democracy

Issue Date April 2007
Volume 18
Issue 2
Page Numbers 179-81
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  • Full text of an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, signed by more than a hundred public figures from around the world, in response to the decision to close the Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship.
  • Message delivered by Democratic Republic of the Congo president Joseph Kabila, acknowledging his victory after two rounds of elections in July and October 2006-the country’s first multiparty polls since 1965. (Also see the essay by Herbert F. Weiss in this issue.)

Further Reading

Volume 26, Issue 3

Authoritarianism Goes Global: Election Monitoring vs. Disinformation

Nonpartisan election monitoring has helped to foster democratization over the last thirty years, but now dictators are trying to sabotage it, often by spreading lies and confusion.

Volume 28, Issue 4

Liberal Democracy’s Fading Allure

Is liberal democracy the only suitable type of government for a strong, modern society? A quarter-century ago, the answer seemed to be a clear yes. But today the picture is much cloudier.

Volume 29, Issue 1

The Rise of Kleptocracy: The Dark Side of Globalization

The grand corruption enabled by the rise of offshore finance has come to follow a recurring pattern: steal, obscure, and spend.