If Vladimir Putin were to be asked whether he has been performing as an effective state-builder during the almost five years of his presidency, he would surely reply in the affirmative.
Proponents of foreign-led state building or shared sovereignty arrangements have exaggerated the ability of powerful states to foster institutions in developing countries.
External-led state building is at the forefront of international security governance; it has been called "a growth industry"; and it is, against the backdrop of the US-led intervention in Iraq,...
This book compares sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet Union, two regions beset by the breakdown of states suffering from extreme official corruption, organized crime extending into warlordism...
What accounts for variation in the durability of authoritarian regimes in the post-colonial Middle East? This working paper presents a new explanation that underscores how the geopolitical...
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies.Numerous works deal with...
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Francis FukuyamaSenior FellowDirector, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science
Saumitra JhaSenior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Research Affiliate at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Associate Professor of Political Economy, GSBSenior Fellow, SIEPR
Larry DiamondSenior FellowSenior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Stephen D. KrasnerSenior FellowProfessor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Michael BennonResearch Scholar, CDDRLProgram Manager, Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative