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The authors share the understanding that some more recent events—the rise of the Islamic state in the Middle East, China's muscleflexing in the South China Sea, and Russia's annexation of Crimea—are elements in a bigger picture that suggests the rules-based international order built by democratic powers should no longer be taken for granted.
In their illuminating collection, Diamond and Plattner have assembled leading experts who offer mostly grim assessments of the situation.
Book Details
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Why Is Democracy Performing So Poorly?
Chapter 2. The Weight of Geopolitics
Chapter 3. Crisis and Transition, but Not Decline
Chapter 4. The Myth of
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Why Is Democracy Performing So Poorly?
Chapter 2. The Weight of Geopolitics
Chapter 3. Crisis and Transition, but Not Decline
Chapter 4. The Myth of Democratic Recession
Chapter 5. Democracy Aid at 25: Time to Choose
Chapter 6. Facing Up to the Democratic Recession
About the Authors
Index