Where does state control stop?

The Silver Fox of Dictatorship and Democracy

The first is secular dictatorship.

They expose cracks in the wall of dictatorial power.

Egypt s military coup has made the simple, depressing alternatives for the country s future crystal clear The question is no longer one of democracy versus dictatorship, but rather one of (Islamist) revolution versus (military) counter revolution dictatorship or dictatorship.

The fall of corrupt Arab dictatorships is being met in Israel with profound skepticism, even hostility.

He fled his country because of the reigning dictator and lack of work

But the region s protest politics also reflects growing rejection of dictatorship and arbitrary rule.

Most governments followed the dictate of the authoritarian leaders to stay away from these different groups, because they were terrorists.

Solidarity veterans believed that the dictatorship s demise would be followed by their own reign.

The solution to dysfunctional democracy is not military dictatorship, but more democracy.

These tools can be used by Iranians fighting dictatorship, or by Tibetan dissidents trying to save their culture.

Indeed, the last thing the region s dictators wanted to see was a democratic Iraq.

There are many dictatorships in the world that the US does not try to overthrow.

Lincoln brought in Joseph Hooker, despite his record of loose talk about the need for a military dictatorship.

The effect of Alexander's dictatorship was to further alienate the non Serbs from the idea of unity.

A constitutional dictatorship is a form of government in which dictatorial powers are exercised during an emergency.

It is the classic first step toward dictatorship, as is censorship of Muslim Brotherhood media.

We recognize that the transition we are going through from dictatorship to democracy is fraught with many challenges.

Under dictatorships, they can even be counterproductive, leading to violent reprisals.

Over the next few years, Mussolini banned all political parties and curtailed personal liberties, thus forming a dictatorship.

It threatens to bomb Iran. It supports the military dictatorship in Pakistan.

Dictatorship and human rights abuses will continue in Burma after November 7.

Continuing fear of political Islam in much of the West explains past support for dictatorial regimes.

LONDON The Middle East continues to have the highest concentration of dictatorships in the world.

His decisive struggle against dictatorship and determined opposition to any deal with Bhutto that excludes him will intensify.

Dictatorship is not only safe in China, but, at least for now, it is on the offensive.

The UfM could offer a model for coexistence to a world injured by dictatorship and fear of Islamic fundamentalism.

The desire to control both past and present is, of course, a common feature of dictatorships.

Yet these challenges are nothing compared to the momentous tasks of institutional transformation that await authoritarian countries.

Do bloggers have any influence in changing authoritarian regimes? Is he here just gaining celebrity status or making a real difference?

Dictatorship fell 19 months ago, and so far not a single serious investigation into the policing of the web was conducted.

In Germany and Italy, fascist parties came out on top, while elsewhere, dictators were backed by armies or kings.

Polish, Czechoslovak, and Yugoslav students directed their protests against the Communist dictatorship, which was depriving their societies of elementary civic freedoms.

For example, no one even mentions the idea of introducing a dictatorship, abolishing elections, and so on.

PRAGUE Two years have passed since Myanmar (Burma) held its first general election after more than two decades of military dictatorship.

I was of the generation in my country that lived through the transition from dictatorship to democracy four decades ago.

The Syrian revolution is essentially a civilian and political rebellion against dictatorship one that is gradually unraveling Assad s regime.

The fears and hopes of a people that is emerging from the nightmare of a dictatorship only to fall into chaos.

Venezuelans appear to be prepared to stop their country s steady drift toward dictatorship, which may also explain why Álvarez Paz was arrested.

The Islamists cannot win militarily, just as the generals cannot win politically, which all but ensures the return of dictatorship, significant violence, and a series of humanitarian disasters.

As they see it, the immediate choices in the Arab world are not between dictatorship and democracy, but between malevolent stability and apocalyptic mayhem.

Democracy has not tempered South Korean chauvinism much, either, since the demise of the military dictatorship in the 1980 s.

Equally important is shielding young people from totalitarian ideas by providing them with positive experiences of democracy and cultural tolerance.

In divided societies, the most powerful group is often unwilling to share power with the others, resulting in dictatorship.