The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc: The Democratic Revolution

Linkage and leverage largely reflect long-term structural factors, and only in certain situations can they be affected by policy choices.

Citizens of postcommunist countries not only want to be free to say what they think and to vote their conscience; they also want a government that obeys the rules it…

Viewed until recently as an exemplar of democratic transformation, Poland is increasingly seen as a leading case of democratic backsliding, thanks to a series of illiberal measures pushed through by…