Word: authoritarianism
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...same time. We do not have any other options. A strong civic society, a middle class and a culture of law are basic conditions for a stable democracy in any country. But these preconditions are only taking shape in Russia. For these reasons, the danger of an authoritarian regime will exist here for some time yet. Two scenarios for sliding into authoritarianism are possible. The first one would come about from the degeneration of the present regime. The second would be a takeover by forces who stand for a communist revenge or for aggressive nationalism...
Suleiman is the author of several booksincluding: Authoritarian Fiction: TheIdeological Novels as a Literary Genre (alsopublished in France in 1983);Subversive Intent;Gender, Politics and the Avant-Garde; and RiskingWho One Is: Encounters Contemporary Art andLiterature. She has also published more than50 articles...
Perhaps not, but if Russians come to believe the criminals have taken charge, they may favor a return to more authoritarian rule, even if they lose their civil rights in the process. As one of Listyev's colleagues, TV commentator Nikolai Svanidze, puts it, "One day we'll follow any bastard who will promise us law and order...
...this past week was nothing less) showed considerable fortitude in spite of an ostensible inconsistency. Why should Iran prove the exception to the 'rule' that currently prevails in American foreign policy making? That rule, most evident in American dealings with China, essentially states that the way to topple an authoritarian regime is through its markets. Western-style democracies and respect for human rights grow out of thriving western style economies, runs this logic...
...questions raised by a foreign policy issue like the Conoco deal do not admit of tidy solutions. Faced with the option of making an important (if symbolic) point or maintaining a stubbornly consistent foreign policy vis-a-vis all authoritarian regimes, the Clinton Administration chose the former. It was a correct decision...