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  • July 2008

    • Riots Imperil Democracy in Mongolia

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 9:43 AM CDT

      Riots Imperil Democracy in Mongolia

      Last week hundreds of drunken rioters in Mongolia's capital vented their frustration at parliamentary elections by smashing the headquarters of the ruling party, killing five people. The violence shocked many in this peaceful, democratic nation. But many Mongolians were equally shocked by the government's reaction: a four-day state of emergency, complete with a media blackout and soldiers in the streets. More »

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      democracy  • Asia  • election results  • Mongolia

  • June 2008

    • Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      newser  |  American  |  Jun 20, 08 7:16 PM CDT

      Turkey's PM Could Fall Over Headscarves

      Turkey's secular judges want to oust the ruling party for its moderate, and popular, stance on religion freedoms, Mustafa Akyol writes in the American . On paper, the judiciary seeks to punish the incumbent AKP party for crimes such as nepotism and corruption. In reality, Akyol writes, the AKP's support for headscarves in Turkish universities is what sparked judicial rage. More »

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      Turkey  • Islam  • democracy  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan  • Muslim  • secularism  • constitutional amendment

    • Despite Mugabe, Democracy Is Gaining in Zimbabwe

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 18, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Despite Mugabe, Democracy Is Gaining in Zimbabwe

      Undemocratic though the situation might seem, the fact that the opposition has forced a presidential run-off in Zimbabwe is a sign of democracy's spread in sub-Saharan Africa, the Wall Street Journa l reports, where the number of "free" countries has reached 11 of 48, up from 3 in 1977. "Democratic change is coming to the forefront faster than institutional change," a Zimbabwean opposition leader says. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • democracy  • Zimbabwe Election Support Network

  • May 2008

    • Nepal to Become a Republic

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 28, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Nepal to Become a Republic

      Nepal is becoming a democratic republic today—and it's getting its first taste of democracy's hiccups. As thousands gathered in the streets of Kathmandu to celebrate, the newly-elected constitutional assembly met to abolish the country’s monarchy. But the momentous vote has been delayed a few hours over disagreements about the role of the new president and interim prime minister. More »

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      democracy  • Nepal  • monarchy  • Nepalese elections  • republic

    • Bush Issues Arab To-Do List

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 18, 08 1:06 PM CDT

      Bush Issues Arab To-Do List

      President Bush addressed Arab leaders at the World Economic Forum today, urging them to make the changes necessary to achieve peace in the region. Citing improving women's rights, strengthening their economies, and bolstering democracy as the major goals, Bush reprised some of the same language from his speech last week in Israel, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Like Lincoln and JFK, Obama Is on a New Channel

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  May 17, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      Like Lincoln and JFK, Obama Is on a New Channel

      Lincoln, FDR, JFK... Obama? So runs the line of US leaders who have ruled by harnessing new communication technologies. Obama's mastery of the Web echoes Lincoln's use of newspapers, FDR's use of radio and JFK's use of television. Obama vows to put the Oval Office online if he wins, but Marc Ambinder warns in the Atlantic that he may find the Internet "unruly and fickle." More »

    • Oil Driving 'Democratic Recession'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 7, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Oil Driving 'Democratic Recession'

      A "democratic recession" is threatening to roll back freedom around the globe, Thomas Friedman writes today in the New York Times. The high price of oil—which facilitates authoritarian rule—combined with the loss of US ability to effectively promote democracy means dictators have freer reign and freedom suffers, Friedman writes. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • oil price  • Robert Mugabe  • democracy  • Thabo Mbeki  • US foreign policy  • Thomas Friedman  • gas tax holiday

    • Bush to Junta: Let the US Help

      newser  |  VOA News  |  May 6, 08 2:07 PM CDT

      Bush to Junta: Let the US Help

      President Bush today expressed “heartfelt sympathy” to the victims of the Myanmar cyclone and called on the ruling junta to allow the US to offer more help, the Voice of America reports. The government has accepted $250,000 of US aid but balked at letting US Navy rescue teams assist in finding the 41,000 people who remain missing. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • democracy  • cyclone  • junta  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • military junta

  • April 2008

    • Nepal Set to Abolish 240-Year-Old Monarchy

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 10, 08 8:52 AM CDT

      Nepal Set to Abolish 240-Year-Old Monarchy

      Voting is under way in Nepal's parliamentary elections, where citizens of the Himalayan nation are expected to endorse parties that will oust the 240-year-old monarchy, reports AFP. UN observers have commended a high turnout despite eight deaths in protests ahead of today's polling, the centerpiece of a peace deal between Maoist rebels and mainstream political parties. More »

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      democracy  • Jimmy Carter  • Nepal  • monarchy  • Nepalese elections  • Maoists  • Gyanendra

  • March 2008

    • Millions Tune In to Afghan 'Idol'

      newser  |  Time  |  Mar 26, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Millions Tune In to Afghan 'Idol'

      More than a third of all Afghans were hooked on this year’s Afghan Star, the nation's version of the TV hit American Idol. Although religious leaders condemned the show for allowing women to perform, viewers voting on cell phones chose a female contestant as one of the top five performers for the first time in the three-season run, reports Time magazine. More »

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      Afghanistan  • cell phones  • democracy  • American Idol

    • Security Comes to Fallujah With Saddam-Like Iron Fist

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 24, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Security Comes to Fallujah With Saddam-Like Iron Fist

      Fallujah, a hotbed of violence that has shown signs of stability, is trumpeted by the US as a success story of the Iraq war effort. But the security achieved there, largely the work of Faial Ismail al-Zobaie, the city’s police chief and a former insurgent, is the result of harsh, Saddam Hussein-style tactics, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • troop surge  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • democracy  • Saddam Hussein  • Fallujah  • security forces

    • Democracy Comes to Bhutan

      newser  |  AFP  |  Mar 24, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Democracy Comes to Bhutan

      The people of Bhutan went to the polls for the first time today, ending a century of absolute monarchy. Some voters were uneasy about the transition, AFP reports. “We are very happy,” said one. But “sometimes we worry because it’s a new system.” In an unexpectedly strong showing, the Bhutan United Party captured 44 of the 47 seats in the lower house of parliament. More »

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      democracy  • voting  • Bhutan

    • Gorbachev: Russia Needs Real Democracy

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 2:21 PM CST

      Gorbachev: Russia Needs Real Democracy

      Mikhail Gorbachev is pushing Russia's leaders to change their ways. Writing today for the Times of London, Gorbachev praises Vladimir Putin’s accomplishments as president, and acknowledges the soon-to-be prime minister's popularity. But Russia still faces big problems, which “can only be solved in an environment of real democracy.” The system needs to be reformed and “not just by tinkering.” More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • democracy  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Soviet Union  • Mikhail Gorbachev

    • Magna Carta Back in US Archives

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 4, 08 5:35 PM CST

      Magna Carta Back in US Archives

      The Magna Carta returned to the National Archives yesterday after facing an uncertain fate on the auction block last year, the Washington Post reports. The 13th-century English document, a precursor to the US Bill of Rights 500 years later, is now on permanent loan from a US businessman who bought for $21 million.  More »

  • February 2008

    • India, China Growth Breaks Western Mold

      newser  |  Boston Review  |  Feb 3, 08 7:33 AM CST

      India, China Growth Breaks Western Mold

      Conventional wisdom chalks up the economic booms in China and India to their moves toward global capitalism in the '90s. It's a comforting thought for the West, writes Pranab Bardhan in the Boston Review , but the truth is far more complex. The astounding growth in both countries started well before recent market reforms. Bardhan re-evaluates the well-worn myths surrounding the past, present, and future of these economic giants. More »

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      China  • India  • democracy  • economics  • urbanization  • authoritarianism  • boom economy  • inequality

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • US Sweats Sharif's Return

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 27, 07 2:36 PM CST

      US Sweats Sharif's Return

      Even as Nawaz Sharif paints his return to Pakistan as a watershed moment, Washington is fretting over the implications of the Islamist-linked ex-PM's resurgence. Sharif has a reputation for being hostile to women’s rights and slow on social and economic expansion, the Wall Street Journal reports, but the US is more concerned about his perceived softness on terror. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Nawaz Sharif  • democracy  • Islamist  • civil society

    • Secret Poll: Cubans Want Vote

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Nov 19, 07 11:26 AM CST

      Secret Poll: Cubans Want Vote

      Three-quarters of Cubans surveyed in an unorthodox poll want to vote on Fidel Castro’s successor, 79% say the current government can't fix the country’s problems, and 83% want changes in the economic system, USA Today reports. The 600 respondents weren’t told they were being polled—and the US government-funded, pro-democracy group that conducted the research didn’t build a representative national sample. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • democracy  • Communism  • vote  • Heritage Foundation  • International Republican Institute

    • Critics Blast Bush on Pakistan

      newser  |  Salon  |  Nov 6, 07 7:49 PM CST

      Critics Blast Bush on Pakistan

      Bush is leveling only tepid criticism of Pervez Musharraf’s state of emergency, showing the same “hypocrisy” and “knee-jerk support for authoritarianism” that has always defined his relationship with Pakistan, argues Salon’s Juan Cole. Musharraf’s move shatters even the pretense of a commitment to democracy, but “it changes almost nothing” in terms of US aid because Bush so desperately need its Karachi ally, says Cole. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • democracy  • hypocrisy  • authoritarianism

  • October 2007

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