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 Read the full essay here.
January 2000, Volume 11, Issue 1 Women, Equality, and the Family Jean Bethke Elshtain Read the full essay here.
October 1999, Volume 10, Issue 4 Southeast Asia After the Crisis: Thailand’s Successful Reforms Suchit Bungbongkan Read the full essay here.
July 1999, Volume 10, Issue 3 Korea After the Crash Jongryn Mo Chung-in Moon Read the full essay here.
January 1999, Volume 10, Issue 1 The Post-Cold War World: Integration and Disintegration Robert Cooper Read the full essay here.
October 1998, Volume 9, Issue 4 Liberal Voices from China: The Hong Kong Example Martin C.M. Lee Read the full essay here.
October 1997, Volume 8, Issue 4 How Democracies Control the Military Richard H. Kohn Read the full essay here.
April 1997, Volume 8, Issue 2 Constraints & Opportunities in the Arab World Emmanuel Sivan Read the full essay here.
January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1 Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural Connection Russell Bova Read the full essay here.
January 1997, Volume 8, Issue 1 Promoting Women’s Rights in the Muslim World Mahnaz Afkhami Read the full essay here.
July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3 Democratization in the Middle East: Power and Opposition in Morocco Omar Bendourou Read the full essay here.
July 1996, Volume 7, Issue 3 Democratization in the Middle East: Turkey–How Far From Consolidation? Ergun Özbudun Read the full essay here.
January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1 The New South Africa: Renewing Civil Society Wilmot James Daria Caliguire Read the full essay here.
January 1996, Volume 7, Issue 1 The New South Africa: A Season for Power-Sharing Vincent T. Maphai Read the full essay here.
October 1995, Volume 6, Issue 4 Armed Forces and Democracy: The Postcommunist Wars Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr Read the full essay here.
July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3 The Western Allies 50 Years Later: Malaise and Resiliency in America Seymour Martin Lipset Read the full essay here.
July 1995, Volume 6, Issue 3 The Western Allies 50 Years Later: France—Consensus Without Vision Philippe Bénéton Philip J. Costopoulos Read the full essay here.