Baby steps for democracy in Hong Kong vote
22 district council vote was widely regarded as the first test of whether the pro-democracy demonstrations, which lasted 79 days and paralyzed the city's financial center, would galvanize support for a drastic change in the political landscape. Despite ...
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Does the West want democracy in the Middle East?
The confusion is reflected in the West's uncertain attitude towards democracy in the Arab world. A few weeks before he ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003, President George W Bush said that once Saddam Hussein had been toppled, Iraq would become "a ...
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Comment: Western kindness is killing democracy
Democracies have continually evolved to best serve the needs of their time. Even in today's world, the lack of any single uniform democratic system is further evidence that democracy is molded to suit specific circumstances. Consequently, limiting ...
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