Word: authoritarianism
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...investigation will be used, as one U.S. diplomat remarks, "to settle a few old scores." But a lot more hangs on the case than the Kremlin may realize. The continuing crackdown on the Russian media is viewed in the West as a signal that Russia is returning to its authoritarian roots. In a press conference after Klebnikov's death, his brother Peter said: "As long as resolving disputes or removing someone who stands in the way by murder is considered normal, the country is sick." A swift, impartial investigation would be strong medicine. Without it, the only people who will...
...deep policy divisions in both governments. In Tehran, the reins of formal government are held by Islamist reformers who want to extend individual freedoms and achieve a rapprochement with the West. But the real power remains in the hands of conservative mullahs who insist on maintaining an authoritarian clerical regime and who remain innately hostile to the U.S. and its allies. Tension between those two camps has resulted in often confusing signals emanating from Tehran on key security issues, from its nuclear program to its attitude towards al-Qaeda. And the buildup and aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq...
...inspections were over. I don't believe he went in there for oil. We didn't go in there for imperialist or financial reasons. We went in there because he bought the Wolfowitz-Cheney analysis that the Iraqis would be better off, we could shake up the authoritarian Arab regimes in the Middle East, and our leverage to make peace between the Palestinians and Israelis would be increased...
...enacted, the proposals would mean an overnight transition from authoritarian rule to something approaching democracy. But opposition groups remain skeptical. Mohammed Latheef, self-exiled head of the Maldivian Democratic Party who now lives in Sri Lanka, alleges that detention and torture of opposition figures goes on and notes that the constitution already has clauses?pretty much unobserved?on democracy and elections. "We can't get too excited," says Latheef. "This is just paperwork...
...described President Musharaff, and inviting him to take part in joint press conferences with the Secretary of Defense, sends the wrong message about America’s commitment to democracy. In fact, as The American Prospect recently pointed out, our government’s financial support for brutal authoritarian regimes throughout Central Asia has increased substantially since September 11. It’s hard to imagine what could be more shortsighted than fighting terror by undermining democracy. At the same time, by showering affection on India’s autocratic neighbors, we cheapen our ties with India itself...