How Far Can Free Government Travel?

For the past few decades, scholars have been focusing on the causes of democratization. It is now time to devote systematic attention to analyzing the costs and benefits that democracy…

Linkage and leverage largely reflect long-term structural factors, and only in certain situations can they be affected by policy choices.

When it comes to backing democracy and human rights in international forums, the behavior of the world’s six most influential rising democracies ranges from sympathetic support to borderline hostility.