January 2009, Volume 20, Issue 1
Debating the Color Revolutions: Getting Real About “Real Causes”
Structure, agency, and process all are critical in explaining the uneven pattern of electoral change in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia.
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Democracy’s Arc: From Resurgent to Imperiled (Expanded Edition)
This is the darkest moment for freedom in half a century. Whether democracy regains its footing will depend on how democratic leaders and citizens respond to emboldened authoritarians and the fissures within their own societies.
July 2024, Volume 35, Issue 3
Documents on Democracy
Georgian Luka Gviniashvili on protesting the foreign-agent bill; a speech by Evgenia Kara-Murza to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; an Iranian rapper denounces Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence; Carl Gershman on Mário Soares and the fiftieth anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution; a Ugandan political prisoner’s court-martial hearing; María Corina Machado wins the Global…
April 1995, Volume 6, Issue 2
Economic Reform and Democracy: Beyond Shock Therapy
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? A Return to Stability
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? A Communist Setback
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? Zhirinovsky’s World
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? The Ascent of the Inflationists
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? Explaining the Vote
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? Toward Presidential Rule
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April 1994, Volume 5, Issue 2
Is Russian Democracy Doomed? Instability and Fragmentation
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Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Documents on Democracy
Excerpts from: speeches and declarations issued in the course of the failed USSR coup; speeches presented at the First Ibero-American Summit; Charter 91, signed by more than 100 Iraqi expatriates.
October 2023, Volume 34, Issue 4
How Financial Secrecy Undermines Democracy
An expansive underworld of hidden wealth lies beneath the everyday economy. This stealth network of tax havens, secret trusts, and offshore accounts is weakening democratic institutions and fueling our worst enemies.
How the Far Right Almost Destroyed Romanian Democracy
Romania’s democracy just survived a near-death experience, but it may be more vulnerable going forward. How far can leaders go in defending democracy without compromising their claim to represent the people?
April 2001, Volume 12, Issue 2
Revisiting Florida 2000: Reflections from Russia
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April 1999, Volume 10, Issue 2
What Went Wrong in Russia? The Ravages of “Market Bolshevism”
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