What Went Wrong in Russia? The Feudalization of the State

A powerful “salafist” public norm has taken root in the Arab world, becoming the main symbol of resistance to Westernization. At the same time, however, new cultural forces in the…

President Hugo Cháez's regime demonstrates how a public desire for change plus state resources can be exploited to undermine democracy.

The lines between the development-aid and democracy-aid communities have been blurring, in terms of both organizational boundaries and activities on the ground, but the convergence is far from complete.