Word: authoritarianism
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Such an incident provides a chilling reminder that institutions of democracy are very new in Russia and are hardly secure. An authoritarian himself, Yeltsin can take some of the blame for their fragility. Asked how history will judge Yeltsin, Stephen Foye of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says, "On the one hand, Yeltsin will be remembered as the destroyer of communism, an inspirational leader. On the other, as a leader who failed to create the necessary institutions in his new Russian state." Still, Yeltsin's death or his political impotence would create a vacuum that would pose...
...flamed out, the researchers found that these executives failed most often because of "an interpersonal flaw" rather than a technical inability. Interviews with top executives in the U.S. and Europe turned up nine so-called fatal flaws, many of them classic emotional failings, such as "poor working relations," being "authoritarian" or "too ambitious" and having "conflict with upper management...
...objective insight into the violence gripping Egypt. Your conclusion prescribed a Band-Aid solution for Mubarak: choose a successor and name that person vice president. The political turmoil in Egypt and Algeria, being intertwined, is symptomatic of a single underlying cause: the ruthless suppression of democratic rights by an authoritarian regime clinging to power...
...emptive strikes against similar rising political forces in the form of Islamic movements. This initial action led to cycles of violence by the government and opposition. The long-term interests of the West will be served not by inventing an Islamic bogeyman in another sovereign nation and propping up authoritarian regimes, but by pressuring these so-called allies to begin to practice unadulterated democracy along with a spirit of open dialogue and accommodation. NAZRE SOBHAN Forrest, Australia...
...rules of the body. They massively increased the power of Speaker Newt, ensuring that their ranks could move in lockstep for maximum political efficacy. Even ostensibly progressive reforms, such as rules requiring public committee hearings, have been used to subject delicate House negotiations to the capricious whims of authoritarian populism...