Democracy seen threatened by new authoritarianism

China, Iran, Russia and Venezuela form a clique of authoritarian states that use their wealth and influence to undermine global democracy and rule of law, a study by U.S.-funded agencies said on Thursday. "Policymakers do not appear to appreciate the dangers these 21st century authoritarian models pose to democracy and rule of law around the world," said the study by Freedom House, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia, all prominent U.S. ... Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jun. 4, 2009

Overly reliant on a single study. Without adequate perspective from other sources. Moreover, this kind of broad claim needs to be contextualized better than it is in this Reuters wire report.

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