Authoritarianism is on the rise in what is perhaps a cyclical reaction to the perceived failures of democracy. . . ... I hope the leadership will make efforts to bring Hungary back toward full democracy, while sidelining Turkey. . . ..…
The Brookings Institute’s William Galston — who has called populism the enemy of democracy — and neoconservative pundit Bill Kristol have released a joint policy brief for their The New Center think tank which advocates giving amnesty to illegal aliens and ending the country-caps in the U.S...…
But in the end, the winner has the support of at least half of voters — not terribly in democracy.. ..…
Two separate government commissions issued reports this week, and each highlighted the growing threat stemming from the People’s Republic of China. . ..…
This unit was followed in 2013 by Framework Nations Concept, in which, explained University of Bundeswehr Munich, two mechanized and reaction brigades from Romania and Czech Republic joined German army last year.. ..…
Democracy denied: May betrayed 17.4 million UK citizens . Theresa May is a remainer to her core, she has betrayed 17.4 million people who took part in the largest democratic exercise for decades, she must go, radio host and journalist Jon Gaunt told RT. . ... “She humiliated this great nation in..…
Can you imagine a democracy in which the president handpicks council that proceeds to dismiss Constitutional Court, Judicial Council. ... Trampling our political and human rights, and democracy, the main political force, Citizens Revolution. ..…
Al-Ghomgham was arrested in 2015 along with husband, Mousa Al-Hashim, over their roles in anti-government protests Al-Qatif back in 2011, when pro-democracy protests spread across Middle East and North Africa.. ..…
Iranian diplomat pointed to the latest report by International Atomic Energy Agency that confirmed for the 13th times Islamic Republic's adherence to its commitments under JCPOA and said the unreasonable and illogical. ..…
Chandler writes that Sangkum era unwittingly set the agenda for the chaos of Khmer Republic, the horrors of, and the single-party politics of the post-revolutionary era... ..…
This confrontation is healthy, and the republic will survive if the press loses this fight, which the press itself picked. . ..…
As scholars StevenMiller and Nicholas Taylor report in “White Outgroup Intolerance and Declining Support for American Democracy,”survey data shows that when “intolerant whites” fear that democracy may benefit the growing numbers of people of color, many may abandon democracy..…
Africa Command (AFRICOM) but also the Democratic Republic of the Congo, left millions dead, and thus created new opportunities for U.S. mining corporations. . ... In 2014, she received the Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Democracy and Peace Prize for her reporting on conflict in the African..…
Northern Ireland is also unlikely, whatever the outcome of negotiations with the EU, to leave the U.K. and seek to join with the Republic of Ireland. ... A Second Vote on Brexit Won’t Enhance Democracy. It Will Undermine It. . ..…
If the so-called cradle of parliamentary democracy, home of the Magna Carta, decides to ignore the result of a referendum because certain key figures decide that the electorate voted for the wrong outcome, then where does that end? ... If there’s a political center ground pushing for a Brexit that..…
Iranian diplomat pointed to the latest report by International Atomic Energy Agency that confirmed for the 13th times Islamic Republic's adherence to its commitments under JCPOA and said the unreasonable and illogical. ..…
Meeting President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos Athens on Thursday, former French President Francois Hollande referred to Pavlopoulos during the summer of 2015, immediately after EU referendum held Greece.. ..…
Now, things like race and ethnicity have always been factors in the votes of Americans, and that is when we begin to get break down in the ability of our republic to function. ... By voting they might bring as much power to their tribe and as much harm to the tribe as is possible, shared basis..…
Moreover, Death Penalty bill must be understood in the context of the racism and Israel, to democracy that Israel possessed, until recently.. ..…
We have won support from across the union for our campaign which is based on our record on democracy, on leadership that's prepared to learn the lessons of the ballot - about how we mobilise members to secure the necessary legal mandate for action, how we link the fight on pay with the stream of..…
Long Coalition for Democracy Fiji and Asia-Pacific Human Rights Coalition Nik Naidu will critique current issues Fiji.. ... Who Sri Krishamurthi, Nik Naidu and Dr David Robie Postgraduate and Coalition for Democracy Fiji and PMC director.. ..…
He has been published in New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and is columnist for The Week. ..…
During struggle of Iranians for the causes of human rights and democracy, the same destructive forces behind the resolution that Committee is going to act upon, have done everything in their power to suppress or derail them. ... Even today, U.S is the worst enemy of democracy and human..…
No strategic planning to tear down democracy nor hate for Christianity and traditional families. . ... No strategic planning to tear down democracy nor hate for Christianity and traditional families. . . ..…
French West African zone includes eight countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and French Central African area comprises six countries Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. ..…
(Secretariat President of the Republic of Indonesia Press Bureau) . . . ..…
examination of nine potential paths to Korean unification recommends actions that Republic of Korea and United States can take to set the conditions for reunification, should the opportunity arise.. ..…
The US hardly concentrated on exporting democracy, since it was busy with installing compliant dictatorial regimes around the globe. ... The collapse of democracy in the eastern members of the European Union is recent, but it preceded the advent of Trump. ..…
The Commonwealth of Kentucky rejects BDS movement and stands with Israel, referencing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Jewish state.. ..…
The nationalization of railroads and shipping, the priorities and allocation system, the domination of all parts of the industry achieved by Herbert Hoover and Food Administration, the policy, the high taxes, and the draft were all hailed by the New Republic as expansion of power to plan for the..…
This confrontation is healthy, and the republic will survive if the press loses this fight, which the press itself picked. . ..…
Today it has acquired some connotations of being left-wing and pro-democracy; still, it is not a label a Marxist would choose. . ... Equally, the Bolsheviks’ plan to create a Jewish republic within the USSR — eventually realised only in a abortive caricature form under Stalin in 1934,..…
Nixon rehabilitated the electors from South, recognised Peoples Republic of China, and ended Vietnam war. ..…
TEHRAN - Iran's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to UN Eshaq Alehabib blasted Washington for unlawfully re-imposing sanctions on medicine and food destined for Islamic Republic, saying that weaponizing the crucial items is crime against humanity... ..…
Using the initials of North Korea's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, his captors he entered DPRK under the manipulation of CIA... ..…
Bannon has appealed to the capitalist class to find new ways of ruling because liberal democracy will not be able to defend against the socialist revolution / Image: Flickr, Gage Skidmore . ... Bannon’s argument essentially boils down to an appeal to the capitalist class to find new ways of ruling..…
In terms of demographics, ASR survey showed that nearly 22 percent of the recent arrivals were from Iraq 17 percent from Burma 12 percent from Bhutan and 32 percent were from Somalia, Iran, Nepal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, and Thailand combined. ..…
But the major parties assume that they can cover the whole country, said U Sai Nyunt Lwin of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy.. ..…
In a democracy, at least. In her eventful Sunday interview with Vicent Sanchis, Ciudadanos leader Inés Arrimadas stressed that she won’t stand for the fact her humanity was called into question ('I don’t take lessons from anyone', one of Ciudadanos’ stock-phrases) for refusing to visit the..…
Yes, I have written about fascism invading the west before – warning that the European Union (non-union) is being gradually, but ever faster turned into a fascist dictatorship under the guise of democratic protection of ‘Democracy’; and this by her unelected European Commission (EC) leaders..…
If democracy was to mean self-rule, then caste hierarchy and social inequality were alien to it. ... The caste-based discourse addresses democracy’s concern with equality. ..…
Shorn of Middle East and Africa, it was able to form the Republic of Turkey under Mustafa Kemal. ..…
With regards to the extradition demand by Turkey, I think United States is mindful of its reputation for democracy and the rule of law, .. ..…
This is an alarming trend as it will inevitably chill the flow of information in the public interest and threaten this independent and robust check on our democracy. . . . . ..…
Greeks endured harsh, crippling recession with the conservatives of New Democracy, the socialists of PASOK and the leftists of SYRIZA. ..…
At UIS, Gilman-Opalsky has designed and taught courses including Introduction to Political Philosophy, Political Ideas and Ideologies, Democratization and Public Sphere, Globalization and Future of Democracy, Marxist Philosophy and Postmodern Theory Politics and Possibility.. ..…
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