..., and restoring a sense of bureaucratic stability and normalcy. Philippines Marcos Duterte illiberalism democracy dictatorship [email protected] © 2023 by The Regents of the University of California 2023 The reputation of the Philippines has not been enhanced by its two most recent...

...Vladimir Tismaneanu Nations that endured communist dictatorships must come to terms with the traumas of the past before durable democracies can take hold—a lesson the author learned firsthand in Romania. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University...

...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...

...Rebecca J. Atencio A central feature of Bolsonaro's pro-dictatorship campaign stance was the promise it represented of a return to the old social order and traditional values. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Rebecca Atencio...

... Chileans took to the streets in August 2016 to demand re-form of the country s privatized pension system, calling for an end to individualized re- tirement savings accounts, which were created in 1981 during General Augusto Pinochet s military dictatorship. The mobilization, involving around 5 percent...

...William W. Finan, Jr. Scott Mainwaring and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán analyze more than a century of Latin American political history, hunting for the root causes of dictatorship and democracy. Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall , by Scott Mainwaring...

...Larry Diamond Despite setbacks in some countries, democracy has no legitimate competitor. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Larry Diamond liberal democracy authoritarian regimes dictatorship Cold War democratic...

... Ratchaprasong United Front Democracy Against Dictatorship Abhisit Vejjajiva People's Alliance Democracy Bangkok 258 In May 2010, when a month-long siege of Bang-kok s elite Ratchaprasong district by red-shirt protesters ended, calm returned to Thailand s capital. But 85 people had died during...

... East South America China George Bush Iraq dictatorship authoritarianism Europe 412 Democracy still occupies the high ground in the world. . . . Yet, just a few years into the new century, the grand hope that it will prove the age of democracy s global triumph appears far more tenuous than...

..., and social accommodation.” © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California Allende censorship Chile dictatorship journalist media Pinochet Press Repression Sensationalism 66 Chile s a wonderful spot for tourists nowa-days, a low-risk...