Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
NATO
Scholarly Publications
The Russo-Georgian war and beyond: towards a European great power concert
March 2012
Abstract The brief war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 provoked vigorous international reactions among the European states as consequence of the sudden shift in the strategic balance....
Serbia's Bulldozer Revolution: Evaluating Internal and External Factors in Successful Democratic Breakthrough in Serbia
March 2009
(Excerpt) In 1987, Slobodan Milosevic showed promise as a modern liberator.
Skewed NATO Debate
October 1997
As the debate on NATO expansion moves to the more public and open setting of U.S.
Other Publications
Democracy and Human Development in the Broader Middle East: A Transatlantic Strategy for Partnership
December 2004
The report presented here is the result of several months of meetings and debate.
News
"We Have Entered a New Historical Era": Larry Diamond on the Future of Democracy
April 2022
Speaking at the April 2022 meeting of the FSI Council, Larry Diamond offered his assessment of the present dangers to global democracy and the need to take decisive action in support of liberal...
‘A Monkey with a Grenade’: Russia's Attacks on Nuclear Reactors Cross a Dangerous Line
March 2022
Firing on civilian nuclear facilities is an unacceptable disregard for the rules of war that endangers the entire world, not just Ukraine.
Statement in Support of Ukraine
February 2022
We condemn in the strongest terms the unprovoked Russian assault on Ukraine.
Old Events
The Limits of Counterinsurgency Doctrine in Afghanistan
January 23, 2014
Speaker bio: Karl Eikenberry is the William J.
Testing the Logic of Counterinsurgency Doctrine
April 2, 2013
About the topic: When in late 2009, President Obama ordered the surge of an additional 30,000 troops into Afghanistan to reverse Taliban momentum, major tenets of the U.S.
The Chinese Naval Role in the Pacific and the American Response
May 30, 2012
***PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE*** Maritime issues are increasingly at the heart of security issues between the United States and China.