Guaranteeing Democracy: A Review of the Record

In a year marked by escalating terrorism, the use of more brutal repression by authoritarian regimes, and Russia’s annexation of a neighboring country’s territory, the state of freedom worsened significantly…

The failures of post-Soviet reform notwithstanding, serious strides have been made toward economic and political transformation.

Having thrown out a corrupt, authoritarian president for the second time, this Central Asian republic has gained a new chance at securing a real democratic transition.