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Autocracy

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First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Pathways to Freedom: Political and Economic Lessons From Democratic Transitions

loading...by Isobel ColemanJune 19, 2013Today marks the publication of a new book, , which I co-edited with my colleague Terra Lawson-Remer; other CFR colleagues, John Campbell, Joshua Kurlantzick, and Shannon O’Neil contributed chapters, as did scholars ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Democracy, Democratization, Isobel Coleman

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Freedom House

ARMENIA BETTERED ITS RATING

Freedom House, an international human rights watchdog, has released its annual report "Nations in Transit 2013" which is comprehensive, comparative study of democratic development in 29 countries from Central Europe to Eurasia.This edition covers the ... [Published Armtown.com - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Armenia, Corruption, Autocracy, Freedom House, Abkhazia

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

A User's Guide to Democratic Transitions

loading...Authors: Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow and Director of the ; Director of the , and Terra Lawson-Remer, Fellow for Civil Society, Markets, and DemocracyJune 18, 2013Foreign PolicyLet's face it:While many people have enjoyed rising wealth and ... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Isobel Coleman, Democracy, Julia Sweig

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Third Russian Revolution

Make no mistake: On the current trajectory, Russia wont be immune to many of the forces that provoked the so-called colored revolutions in adjacent states and even the misnomered Arab Awakening. A third Russian revolution is unfolding. The only questions ... [Published RealClearWorld - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Autocracy, Critical Mass, Russia

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Massoud Barzani

Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy? ? OpEd

Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy? – OpEdBy Derek MonroeA haze hangs low over the city of Erbil. Automotive exhaust and dry sand envelop the area, forming an opaque mixture that sunshine struggles to penetrate. The capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous ... [Published Eurasia Review - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Massoud Barzani, Iraq, Autocracy

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Bill Clinton

Caution still necessary on Syria

Make text smaller Make text largerLast Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton remarked at an event he was attending with Sen. John McCain that President Obama risked looking like a “wuss” or a “fool” by not intervening in Syria, and unfavorably compared ... [Published Observer-Reporter - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Syria, Bill Clinton, Steven Chapman, Chemical Weapon

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

David Cameron

Cowardly Cameron backs Obama bloodshed in Syria

Britain stepped closer to war with Syria today as Prime Minister David Cameron backed US President Barack Obama's decision to arm the country's rebels. The White House announced on Thursday night that it believed the Syrian government had used chemical ... [Published Morning Star Online - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Syria, David Cameron, Barack Obama, Chemical Weapon, United Kingdom

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Cowardly Cameron backs Obama bloodshed in Syria

Britain stepped closer to war with Syria today as Prime Minister David Cameron backed US President Barack Obama's decision to arm the country's rebels.The White House announced on Thursday night that it believed the Syrian government had used chemical ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: David Cameron, Barack Obama, Syria

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

When is enough, enough?

If anyone ever had any doubt that “big brother” was watching your every digital move and that your privacy and freedoms had disappeared and we have just an illusion of freedom now, Edward Snowden put those doubts to rest.For those who have had their heads ... [Published The Tribune Papers - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Edward Snowden, Drone, Security, Autocracy

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Bad Idea

With full cognizance of the human toll of the Syrian civil war, I just wanted to say that I really wish the White House would not have taken this step. It seems like a small step - basically small arms to a totally disorganized insurgency that now seems ... [Published Talking Points Memo - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Interference, Libya, Syria, White House, Autocracy

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Harper warns west is faltering as China advances

LONDON He was too polite to name names but all present in the grand Robing Room at the Palace of Westminster here knew exactly who Prime Minister Stephen Harper was singling out.Harper took aim at the United States, France and Italy for their profligacy ... [Published CNEWS - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Stephen Harper, Westminster, China

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Letter to the Editor: Shamefully silent

We are a democracy in a part of the world that sorely needs democratic voices and practices.We have been a strategic ally to the United States ever since the Cold War. However in recent events, our own media has been shamefully silent. Our prime minister ... [Published Marco Eagle - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Democracy, Turkey, Marco Island (United States)

Quotes

Bulent Arinc told Turkish state-run television that the government would use "all its powers" to end the unrest. "There is the police, If that’s not enough there’s the gendarmerie [a paramilitary force]. If that’s not enough there are the armed forces" he added

Turkey unrest: 'Standing Man' inspires hundreds with silent vigil in Taksim Square [Published The Independent - 13 hours ago]

"In 2012, autocratic regimes in Eurasia fought energetically to keep the threat of democratic change at bay. In some cases, governments with established records of repression introduced new and arguably redundant measures to further constrain dissent, having already engaged in years of censorship, subjugated the justice system, and in some contexts resorted to violence. As a result, governance institutions in the region's autocracies grew more dysfunctional, less independent, and more prone to corruption."

ARMENIA BETTERED ITS RATING [Published Armtown.com - Jun 18 2013]

...Muslim Brotherhood's role in perpetrating violence against the U S and our allies, FBI Director Robert Mueller contradicted the DNI by observing, "Elements of the Muslim Brotherhood here and overseas have supported terrorism." He then had the good sense to decline going further in public, offering instead to "provide further information" in closed session

Egypt Crisis Highlights U.S. Intelligence Failures [Published FOXNews.com - Jun 18 2013]

For those who would dispute this and say "Hey, everyone eventually assimilates; it just may take a couple of generations" know that neither today's immigrants nor today's US are what they once were...

The Bright Side of Amnesty [Published American Thinker - Jun 18 2013]

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Pathways to Freedom: Political and Economic Les... [Published Council On Foreign Relations - 3 hours ago]
Cabinet to meet to decide on ideal date for ele... [Published Kuwait Times - 7 hours ago]
Will Rouhani be able to change the game? [Published Observer India - 9 hours ago]
Is Capitalism being Falsely Accused? [Published Dissident Voice - 12 hours ago]
Turkey unrest: 'Standing Man' inspires hundreds... [Published The Independent - 13 hours ago]
Freedom House: Tajikistan is the country with l... [Published Asia Plus - 17 hours ago]
Corrupt Struggle heroes taint our freedom [Published South Africa Star - 20 hours ago]
Chen Guangcheng, NYU and Academic Freedom [Published China Digital Times - 21 hours ago]
A User's Guide to Democratic Transitions [Published Council On Foreign Relations - Jun 18 2013]
Nations in Transit 2013 [Published Freedom House - Jun 18 2013]
Israel Warily Watches as Protests Engulf Turkey [Published Forward - Jun 18 2013]
ARMENIA BETTERED ITS RATING [Published Armtown.com - Jun 18 2013]
As protests rock Turkey, Israel watches with am... [Published JTA - Jun 18 2013]
Pardon across jurisdictions of the globe [Published The Guardian Nigeria - Jun 18 2013]
Political cartoonist: When reality just isn’t g... [Published The Express Tribune - Jun 18 2013]
Turkey unrest: PM vows to strengthen police pow... [Published The Independent - Jun 18 2013]
Egypt Crisis Highlights U.S. Intelligence Failures [Published FOXNews.com - Jun 18 2013]
The Bright Side of Amnesty [Published American Thinker - Jun 18 2013]
The Third Russian Revolution [Published RealClearWorld - Jun 17 2013]
Old alliance gives West a chance [Published Gulf News - Jun 17 2013]
From Micah Clarke to Elmer Gantry - two very di... [Published Mail Online - Peter Hitchens - Jun 17 2013]
CDC Institutes Tougher Actions-Ditches Forh; Ey... [Published Individual.com - Jun 17 2013]
Korea rising: From rags to riches [Published Korea Times - Jun 17 2013]
Liberia: CDC Institutes Tougher Actions-Ditches... [Published AllAfrica.com - Jun 17 2013]
Liberia: MOJ, LNP Must Act Now [Published AllAfrica.com - Jun 17 2013]
Celebrated Burmese-American author explains Mya... [Published GlobalPost - Jun 17 2013]
Turkey unrest: Unions call for strike over poli... [Published The Independent - Jun 17 2013]
Turkey’s Erdogan Vs. The Protests – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - Jun 17 2013]
How good Suu Kyi is for the presidency? [Published The New Nation - Jun 17 2013]
Kurdistan: The Next Autocracy? ? OpEd [Published Eurasia Review - Jun 16 2013]

Blogs

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From Micah Clarke to Elmer Gantry - two very di... [Published Mail Online - Peter Hitchens - Jun 17 2013] Quite often I read more than one book at a time, perhaps history on the train and a novel before going to sleep. In the past fortnight, I’ve been reading two novels, which have turned out to have one powerful parallel. They are Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Micah ...
Bad Idea [Published Talking Points Memo - Jun 14 2013] With full cognizance of the human toll of the Syrian civil war, I just wanted to say that I really wish the White House would not have taken this step. It seems like a small step - basically small arms to a totally disorganized insurgency that now seems ...
Bad Idea [Published Talking Points Memo - Jun 14 2013] With full cognizance of the human toll of the Syrian civil war, I just wanted to say that I really wish the White House would not have taken this step. It seems like a small step - basically small arms to a totally disorganized insurgency that now seems ...
Turkey’s authoritarian ruler looks increasingly... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Jun 13 2013] Full Comment’s Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today: Whatever happens after the riots sweeping Turkey, they have had the merit of bringing Recep Tayyip Erdogan to wider attention — most ...
Little, Big: Two Ideas About Fighting Global Po... [Published 3quarksdaily - Jun 12 2013] Pranab Bardhan reviews some recent books on development in The Boston Review: The classical economists, from William Petty and Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill, were all development economists. They offered general theories of markets and growth ...