The latest Newsweek aptly states that President-elect Barack Obama will not only be confronted with an unprecidented economic recession, but a global democratic contraction, too.
The last quarter of the 20th century was signified by a democratic movement that changed the face of global politics; however in the last decade this progress is under threat.
The last quarter of the 20th century was signified by a democratic movement that changed the face of global politics; however in the last decade this progress is under threat.
Is there any coincidence that this decline has directly coincided with the shambolic reign of George W Bush?
In the past nine years, eight of which have been governed by Bush, two thirds of countries that embraced democracy have now slid back into the clutches of authoritarianism. Maintaining these fledgling democracies has been a greater task than engendering the collapse of authoritarian rule.
In the past nine years, eight of which have been governed by Bush, two thirds of countries that embraced democracy have now slid back into the clutches of authoritarianism. Maintaining these fledgling democracies has been a greater task than engendering the collapse of authoritarian rule.
George Bush’s self rightious, uniltaral approach to politics that alienated the world is largely to blame. It could be argued that the international security that Bush so coveted can be directly attributed to his lack of savvy foreign policy.
How can he expect to promote democracy abroad when he continues to chip away at the constiutonal principles that the United States was founded on? Simply put, the hypocrisy that America forces upon the world is a hard pill to swallow.
How can he expect to promote democracy abroad when he continues to chip away at the constiutonal principles that the United States was founded on? Simply put, the hypocrisy that America forces upon the world is a hard pill to swallow.
The Obama administration will face the mamoth task of reviewing America’s forgein policy and reversing the remarkable bluders that divided the world with moralistic rhetoric by once again embracing a multilateral approach to politics.
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