...Joshua Lustig A pair of political scientists warn that history offers many examples of democracies collapsing after demagogues come to power–and the United States is not immune How Democracies Die , by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt Crown , 2018 © 2018 Current History. All...

... Viking , 2016 Putinism: Russia and Its Future with the West , by Walter Laqueur St. Martin's Press , 2015 The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin , by Steven Lee Myers Knopf , 2015 © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents...

...Joshua Lustig In his new book, Steven Radelet hails the historic advances of developing nations over the past couple of decades in health, education, and poverty reduction, but hedges his bets on the future. The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World , by Steven Radelet . Simon...

...Steven Pifer As democratic backsliding cools Ukraine's relations with the West, Yanukovych faces the prospect of having to deal with Putin and Moscow from a weaker position. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Steven Pifer Ukraine...

...David B. Kanin; Steven E. Meyer The United States will have to get used to others saying ‘no’ when Americans attempt to ‘lead’ them. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California David Kanin Steven Meyer United States cold war George...

...Steven Pinker On top of all the benefits that modernity has brought us in health, experience, and knowledge, we can add its role in the reduction of violence. © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California 34 [O]n top of all the benefits...

...Steven Vogel Japan's political leaders have failed to deliver decisive action precisely when the country needed it most—when it faced its most devastating crisis since World War II. © 2011 Current History. All rights reserved. 2011 The Regents of the University of California Steven Vogel...

...Steven Vogel The Democratic Party of Japan achieved a historic victory in 2009, one that will have a lasting impact on Japanese politics. Yet the party since then has delivered … too much political overhaul and too little policy substance. © 2010 by the Regents of the University of California...