Democratic Alliances

The Democratic Hopes of Iraqis

Democratic weapons or weapons of democracy?

Democratic governments are too complicated for that.

The power to achieve democratic change is in our hands.

The greatest democratic politicians have a large capacity for shallow friendships.

They share common values as free and democratic countries.

Democratic politicians everywhere vie for the support of ethnic lobbies.

Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling and democratic governance is spreading.

Democratic manners came more naturally to the British occupation forces.

Elections would be held and democratic politics would begin.

In all of these countries, all parties respect basic democratic freedoms.

Given India s democratic traditions, it is likely that the change will be peaceful.

The first modern, democratic revolutions transferred power from monarchs to the nation or the people.

Modern democracies share at least seven preconditions

Democratic regimes, Tocqueville argued, determine our thoughts, desires, and passions.

How can modern Western democracies impose strict fiscal discipline?

Snags and fissures now bedevil Croatia's infant democratic reforms.

After the Soviet disintegration, even Russia emerged as a credible candidate for democratic reform.

True, Poland s democratic institutions, despite their flaws, function rather well.

Democracies have proved to be much more peaceful than authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.

Elsewhere, of course, this sort of turmoil has democratic safety valves.

By standing up for democratic principles, the world would truly stand on the side of the Kenyan people.

Only democratic parliaments should sit as equals in Europe s democratic forums.

All modern democratic societies must balance individual autonomy and social justice.

But there are valid reasons to view Iran s democratic glass as being half empty.

It has spread democracy, and democracies don't fight each other.

I think that democratic principles are universal and that we are supposed to abide by them.

We used to be reassured by the generalization that democratic countries seek peace.

Europe's states have been able to achieve this discipline primarily because they are democracies.

First, a market economy was created, the rule of law established, and democratic institutions built.

America's democratic values will be the key to success in restoring its soft power.

Non democratic countries cannot count on the same trade privileges as democratic ones.

For that to happen, Europe s democratic voice must be heard within Belarus.

Democracies can deal with political Islam and respect fundamental rights.

America remains closely divided into red states (Republican) and blue states (Democrat).

Any reinforcement of its power will necessarily weaken Lebanon and the region s democratic forces.

Is it true that democracies never fight each other?

October 30 Argentine general election The first democratic elections in Argentina after 7 years of military rule are held.

We need more years of democracy so we can learn some democratic values and principles.

Others, such as Robert Dahl, argue that democracy requires smaller communities based on shared interests and personal relations. For them, Europe may be too big to forge truly democratic institutions.

Second, the US shares democratic values with Japan, and China is not a democracy.

Christian democratic parties, associated with the Catholic Church, and the liberals have been to some extent marginalized.

Fortunately, Egyptian and Tunisian democratic activists and theorists are actively debating the parliamentary alternative.

Democratic countries cannot be asked to risk the blood of their soldiers without the solid backing of their citizens.