Authoritarianism
East goes back towards authoritarianism, South goes left
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October 28, 2011By Michael Emerson/ Brussels / -- The most striking and indeed astonishing feature of this autumn’s political landscape in the European neighbourhood is the contradictory trend as between East and South. East Europe is reverting back towards authoritarianism...
Kyrgyzstan: Tulip revolution reloaded
April 09, 2010By Erica Marat April 7 became yet another day of momentous change in Kyrgyzstan. More than 70 people died during clashes with police, and roughly 1,000 were injured in anti-government protests across the country (www.diesel.elcat.kg, April 8). The scope...
Interview: Garry Kasparov talks about Putin's endgame
March 11, 2010Former world chess champion and current Kremlin gadfly Garry Kasparov sat down recently with RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service correspondent Ibragim Bayamduroglu to talk about the Russian political landscape. In a wide-ranging interview, Kasparov interprets...
Ukraine’s Options Limited as Russia’s Time Runs Out
September 22, 2009By Paul Goble Russia has only a limited window of time in which it can hope to achieve its maximum hopes in Ukraine, and Ukraine has only a limited number of options to develop its relations with the Russian Federation in order to ensure its survival...
Report: Modern Authoritarians and the Threat to Democracy
June 04, 2009On the 20th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown and on a day when President Obama told a crowd in Egypt that he "is seeking a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world," a group of distinguished experts...