The Challenges of Consolidation

Massive protest by indigenous groups in both 2000 and 2001 have overthrown one president and weakened another. Though such conflict poses a short-term threat, it may ultimately contribute to democratic…

Although his methods are hardly democratic, Putin’s efforts to strengthen the Russian state may help democracy in the long term.

Events surrounding Turkey's 2007 elections reveal a country with a vibrantly democratic political sphere and a society badly split over the role of Islam in national life.