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On the decline of global democracy since the misleading ‘boom’ following the Cold War
10 Mar 2021
On the decline of global democracy since the misleading ‘boom’ following the Cold War.
democracy need not be the teleological destiny of all countries. Means of stoking it from outside are often reckless (war) or patchily effective (sanctions). And if the west could not entrench freedom as the global standard when it was ascendant, it is hardly likely to as the balance of world power tilts increasingly eastward.
Anthologies: Absit Omnia, On Politics and Power