Democracy

Civil-Military Relations is considered the biggest threat to democracy in Pakistan. In last seven decades, Pakistan has witnessed three direct military coups which almost constitute half of Pakistan’s history. Moreover, political analysts believe that military has played behind the scene ...

A silent erosion of Brazil’s rule of law is taking place by João Carlos Magalhães. As you’re probably aware, liberal democracies are endangered. Donald Trump’s approaching presidency might entail the piecemeal deconstruction of America as we know it. Brexit might be ...

Summary Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of an occasional series on China’s transformation that Stratfor will be building upon periodically. China’s Communist Party is locked in a struggle for political legitimacy. For most of the past three decades, ...

By Ian Morris “No-one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise,” Winston Churchill observed in 1947. “Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to ...