...Holly Case An ambitious attempt to trace the uneven progress toward liberal democracy over several centuries of European history may have drawn the wrong conclusions for dealing with today's illiberals. Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day...

... rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Mlada Bukovansky liberal international order United Nations United States Donald Trump liberalism neoliberalism Hedley Bull Carr Walter McDougall All political orders, domestic and interna-tional, mix elements...

...Jennifer Delton What was remarkable about the era of liberal consensus was not just its relative economic equality, but also the widespread, bipartisan, cross-class agreement about the nature of politics and government. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents...

... Hopewell trade protectionism liberal economic order hegemony United States Donald Trump China Brazil Global South International Monetary Fund World Bank Uruguay Round Doha Round North American Free Trade Agreement 303 [W]hat Trump has done so far represents an intensification...

...Omar G. Encarnación Despite a storied history, the human rights movement … has not fared well in the twenty-first century. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Omar Encarnación human rights liberal international order...

...Daniel A. Bell By learning from aspects of imperfect meritocratic systems, including Chinesestyle political meritocracy, democratic systems can improve their performance and buttress their legitimacy. Daniel Bell China political meritocracy United States liberal democracy elections...

...Jeffrey Edward Green The growing wealth gap has eroded support for liberal democracy by exposing its unfulfilled egalitarian promises. A renewal of civic obligations could be the best defense against creeping plutocracy. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents...

...Karen E. Smith [A] more mercurial United States, less consistent in its support for European integration, could force the EU to rely more on itself. © 2017 Current History. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Karen Smith European Union liberal world...

... of California Jeff Kingston Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe economic reforms Liberal Democratic Party tsunami Fukushima nuclear power free press World War II comfort women self-defense forces 233 One of the great conundrums of Abe s second term is how he has managed to retain...

... of California Alexis Dudden Japan Constitution Article antiwar clause Shinzo Abe National Diet Liberal Democratic Party Self-Defense Forces peacekeeping World War II Nobusuke Kishi 224 [A]n overwhelming majority of Japanese wants to protect the constitution using the same word...

...Neeti Nair A new volume of essays edited by Wendy Doniger and Martha C. Nussbaum examines the Hindu right's influence throughout Indian society—a trend perhaps abetted by liberal taboos. Pluralism and Democracy in India: Debating the Hindu Right Edited , Edited by Wendy Doniger...

...Alan Sorensen History's horrors shouldn't blind us to the continuing spread of liberal ideas and values. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Alan Sorensen progress liberal values global governance economy democracy security...

... Asian developmental dictatorships, the popularity in poor countries of authoritarian socialist models and ideologies, and the US-Soviet cold War rivalry that saw each superpower back any dictator who would offer geopolitical support. By the mid-1970s, democracy seemed to many a quaint relic of a liberal...

...G. John Ikenberry Most nations are eager to join the US-led liberal order, provided authority is shared. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California John Ikenberry global governance international cooperation institutions liberal...

...Bruce Russett A more democratic, interdependent world has seen a marked decline in armed conflicts. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Bruce Russett war peace democracy liberal trends Immanuel Kant international...

... Japan Naoto Kan Democratic Party Japan Fukushima Daiichi Liberal Democratic Party Ichiro Ozawa Tokyo Electric Yukio Hatoyama Social Democratic Party Japan 217 Japan s political leaders have failed to deliver decisive action precisely when the country needed it most when it faced...

... Morihiro Hosokawa Democratic Party Japan Ichiro Ozawa Liberal Democratic Party Futenma Marine Corps Air Station Yukio Hatoyama Japan Mizuho Fukushima 232 The Democratic Party of Japan achieved a historic victory in 2009, one that will have a lasting impact on Japanese politics. Yet...