January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Subject: Democratic transition
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
The Role of Interim Governments
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Africa: The Failure of One-Party Rule
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
Societal Takeover in China and the USSR
January 1992, Volume 3, Issue 1
The Surging Tide of Democracy
A review of The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, by Samuel P. Huntington
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
After the Moscow Coup
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
Africa: The Rebirth of Political Freedom
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
The Culture of Liberty
Fall 1991, Volume 2, Issue 4
The Democratic Moment
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Debate—Proportional Representation: The Problem with PR
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
The Unfinished Revolution
The Editors’ introduction to “The Unfinished Revolution.”
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
China’s Time Will Come
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Civil Society in South Africa
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
The USSR’s Protracted Crisis
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Africa’s Second Independence
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
The Postwar Arab World
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
The Postrevolutionary Hangover
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Strategies for Change in China
Summer 1991, Volume 2, Issue 3
Reconstituting South Africa
A review of A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society, by Donald L. Horowitz.
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
China and the Lessons of Eastern Europe
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Democracy’s Third Wave
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Russia’s New Constitution
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Nigeria’s Search for a New Political Order
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
Egypt’s Uneasy Party Politics
Spring 1991, Volume 2, Issue 2
The Korean Experiment
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Present at the Transition
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
After Leninism: The New World Disorder
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
After Leninism: Why Democracy Can Work in Eastern Europe
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Rethinking African Democracy
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Islam, Elections, and Reform in Algeria
Winter 1991, Volume 2, Issue 1
Latin America’s Internal Wars
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future
The Editors’ introduction to “South Africa’s Future.”
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: A Turbulent Transition
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium— Inkatha Freedom Party
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—Pan Africanist Congress
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—African National Congress
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—Anglo American Corporation
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—Conservative Party
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—National Party
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
South Africa’s Future: Symposium—Democratic Party
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Paraguay After Stroessner: Democratizing the One-Party State
Fall 1990, Volume 1, Issue 4
Paraguay After Stroessner: One Step Away from Democracy
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Nicaragua’s Choice: Old and New Politics in Managua
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Third World Communism in Crisis: The Fall of Afro-Marxism
Summer 1990, Volume 1, Issue 3
Pressing for Democracy in the USSR
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Chile After Pinochet: Democracy Restored
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Chile After Pinochet: Lessons from the Past, Hopes for the Future
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
The Suicide of Soviet Communism
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
On the Tasks of a Democratic Opposition
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Is China Ready for Democracy?
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Taiwan in Transition
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Brazil’s New Beginning
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
“People, Your Government Has Returned to You!”
Spring 1990, Volume 1, Issue 2
Stabilizing Latin Democracy
A review of Democracy in the Americas: Stopping the Pendulum, edited by Robert A. Pastor.
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
Tiananmen and Beyond: China’s Great Leap Backward
This past spring the world looked on in wonder as millions filled the streets of Beijing and 80 other Chinese cities, defying the Communist regime and demanding democracy.
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc
The Editors’ introduction to “The Crumbling Soviet Bloc.”
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc: Overcoming Totalitarianism
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc: Poland and Hungary in Transition
Winter 1990, Volume 1, Issue 1
The Crumbling of the Soviet Bloc: The Democratic Revolution
Getting Over the Third Wave
Samuel Huntington’s classic theory offered a new way of understanding democracy’s global trajectory. But amid rising populism and increasingly aggressive authoritarian leaders, has Huntington’s thesis outlived its usefulness?
Why NATO Is More Than Democracy’s Best Defense
On its 75th anniversary, the Atlantic Alliance should be celebrated for being more than the world’s greatest military compact. It’s an engine of democracy’s advance.
Is Central America Doomed?
Of course not. But the region’s democratic hopes are fighting an uphill battle against corruption, crime, and a violent past.
The Man Who Dared to Change the World
Mikhail Gorbachev risked everything. Neither Russia nor the West could live up to his vision.
How Democracy Can Win Out in Sudan
The country just got a new chance to restore its democratic transition. Here’s how they can ensure that Sudan stays on the right path.