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Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2

Chile After Pinochet: Democracy Restored

• Pamela Constable
• Arturo Valenzuela

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July 2020, Volume 31, Issue 3

The Prince

• Tarek Masoud

A review of MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman, by Ben Hubbard.

April 2024, Volume 35, Issue 2

Why Malawi’s Democracy Endures

• Kim Yi Dionne

Malawi is a “hard place” for democracy—its economy struggles and state capacity is weak. So how has it avoided the pitfalls that have doomed so many others?

October 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4

Globalization Chinese-Style

• Shanthi Kalathil

A review of China’s Eurasian Century? Political and Strategic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative by Nadège Rolland.

The World Needs a Garage for Democracy

• Srdja Popovic
• Steve Parks

Vladimir Putin has become a one-stop shop for authoritarians around the world, providing them whatever they need to advance their cause. Democracy’s defenders don’t get the same support — but it’s time for that to change.

October 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4

The Emperor Has No Clothes

• Václav Havel

What can be done with regimes that proclaim their devotion to democratic principles but violate them in practice?

October 2001, Volume 12, Issue 4

Ten Years After the Soviet Breakup: Going Backwards

• Grigory Yavlinsky

A leading Russian oppositionist speaks out against continuing official assaults on self-government and human rights.

January 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1

Federalism and the Euro-Polity

• Philippe C. Schmitter

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January 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1

Women, Equality, and the Family

• Jean Bethke Elshtain

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October 1999, Volume 10, Issue 4

Southeast Asia After the Crisis: Thailand’s Successful Reforms

• Suchit Bungbongkan

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July 1999, Volume 10, Issue 3

Korea After the Crash

• Jongryn Mo
• Chung-in Moon

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January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1

The Post-Cold War World: Integration and Disintegration

• Robert Cooper

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October 1998, Volume 9, Issue 4

Liberal Voices from China: The Hong Kong Example

• Martin C.M. Lee

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January 1998, Volume 9, Issue 1

Will China Democratize? The Road From Socialism

• Yizi Chen

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October 1997, Volume 8, Issue 4

How Democracies Control the Military

• Richard H. Kohn

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April 1997, Volume 8, Issue 2

The Democratic Path to Peace

• James Lee Ray

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April 1997, Volume 8, Issue 2

Constraints & Opportunities in the Arab World

• Emmanuel Sivan

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January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1

Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural Connection

• Russell Bova

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January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1

Promoting Women’s Rights in the Muslim World

• Mahnaz Afkhami

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July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3

Democratization in the Middle East: Algeria’s Tragic Contradictions

• Lahouari Addi

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