Authoritarian Rulers Are Not As Powerful As They Appear To Be – OpEd
Take a look at some of the statistics: contrary to popular belief, authoritarian regimes are not infallible or generous. Let
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Author: Richard Rousseau
Richard Rousseau, Ph.D., is an international relations expert. He was formerly a professor and head of political science departments at universities in Canada, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and the United Arab Emirates. His research interests include the former Soviet Union, international security, international political economy, and globalization. Dr. Rousseau's approximately 800 books, book chapters, academic journal and scholarly articles, conference papers, and newspaper analyses on a variety of international affairs issues have been published in numerous publications, including The Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.), Global Brief, World Affairs in the 21st Century (Canada), Foreign Policy In Focus (Washington, D.C.), Open Democracy (UK), Harvard International Review, Diplomatic Courier (Washington, C.D.), Foreign Policy Journal (U.S.), Europe's World (Brussels), Political Reflection Magazine (London), Center for Security Studies (CSS, Zurich), Eurasia Review, Global Asia (South Korea), The Washington Review of Turkish and Eurasian Affairs, Journal of Turkish Weekly (Ankara), The Georgian Times (Tbilisi), among others.
Website: http://globalbrief.ca/richardrousseau/
Articles by Richard Rousseau :
EU-Balkan Summit: No Set Timeframe For Western Balkans Accession – Analysis
On October 6, Slovenia hosted a summit between the EU and the Western Balkans states. The EU-27 met with their
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Central Europe At A Pivotal Juncture – OpEd
No, Central Europe is not doomed to “illiberalism”: The Czech Republic and Poland are witnessing significant political events that will
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November 9th, 1989: Unanswered Questions And Legacy – Analysis
Over its 28 years of existence the Berlin Wall became the setting for countless espionage stories, many artfully invented by
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Putin’s Russia In Denial Of Reality – Analysis
Russia, under the iron rule of Vladimir Putin, has become the victim of incomparably efficient state propaganda. This is conducted
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What Is Meant By Emerging Countries? – Analysis
Categorizing countries has been a recurrent phenomenon since the creation of the major international organizations after 1945, in particular regarding
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The Impact Of ‘Great Recession’ On The Developing World – Analysis
In his 1941 novel You Can’t Be Too Careful, H. G. Wells wrote that the “crisis of today is the
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Russia’s Attempt To Deliver Democratic Transition Is A Non-Starter – Analysis
Current event in eastern Ukraine may prove decisive for Russia’s future. Considering the growing instability in Ukraine and the North
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Why Saudi Arabia Is Fighting In Yemen – Analysis
Saudi Arabia’s decision to launch air strikes on territories in Yemen held by the Houthis is perhaps the most important
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Russia’s Revised Military Doctrine: Putin’s Posturing And Swaggering – Analysis
On February 5th 2010, just a day after Romania gave the go-ahead for an overhaul of the US plan to
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