Word: authoritarianism
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...implications for society as a whole. In each case, the Court crippled the government's ability to fairly structure access to forums, such as public streets and political campaigns, which it has rightfully regulated for years. And in each case, the interlocking structure of ostensibly conflicting libertarian and authoritarian rhetoric becomes increasingly clear...
...orchestra in which each player plays his own music, and there is no conductor." Cautions Burton Levin, director of the Asia Society in Hong Kong: "If the U.S. harangues, it strengthens the hands of the xenophobes in China and weakens those forces that want to move toward a less authoritarian society. The U.S. can't improve China's values by stamping its feet." That is particularly true at a time when the uncertain succession to Deng Xiaoping means no one in the Chinese leadership wants to be perceived as soft on anything, least of all foreign policy. Says Levin: "Until...
...nation status a year ago despite its dismal human-rights record. By then it was evident that for all its brutality, the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown had not been a political watershed, that economic reform was continuing and that ideology was in general retreat-even if the regime remained rigidly authoritarian. The record of Clinton's "comprehensive engagement" policy since has been mixed: no measurable impact on human rights, no progress on persuading China to stop nuclear testing, but a resumption of military exchanges and other consultations and a successful seven-month negotiation on the protection of intellectual property...
...believe we can and must avoid this authoritarian alternative. Russia is not the country it once was. Our free press is a safeguard for democracy. Let me assure you, it does not let us rest. More and more Russians are involved outside the state-run sector and have experienced the advantages of such employment. Public opinion is changing too. Polls show that even those voters who favor strong state power and law and order mostly oppose giving up our democratic achievements and values. Having said that, I would be bold enough to say the line that continues and develops democratic...
That is ultimately untenable in a world of instant communications that cross all frontiers. And in a global marketplace the notion that authoritarian rule can be combined with free enterprise-the notion might be called Lee Kuan Yewism, for Singapore's Godfather-cannot work indefinitely. The U.S. maintains that countries aspiring to membership in nato, in the European Union or in the wider community of developed nations must respect democracy, free enterprise and human rights. But Washington is notably passive in promoting freedom of the press...