Globalization creates lucrative opportunities for traffickers of drugs, dirty money, blood diamonds, weapons, and other contraband.

(Excerpt) In 1987, Slobodan Milosevic showed promise as a modern liberator.

Why did limited government and 'constitutionalism' (the rule of law, constitutional rules, and political representation) evolve in some societies but not others?

The 2005 elections in Azerbaijan qualify as a failed transition from authoritarianism to democracy.

How might China become a democracy? And what lessons, if any, might Taiwan's experience of democratization hold for China's future?

Proponents of oil-led development believe that countries lucky enough to have "black gold" can base their development on this resource.

In the former (second) Yugoslavia (1945-1991) which was a federal state, according to the constitutional provision on the federal character of the state, judicial system was organized on the level...

This coming July, Mexicans will not only have the chance to democratically elect a president, but more importantly, they will have the opportunity to endorse democracy.

The rise of Asia is regarded in most of the world as primarily an economic phenomenon.

The story of how the Angolan government was induced to begin creating checks and balances, from a starting point of massive corruption, is a case study in building institutions from scratch.

Indonesia is in the midst of an epic transition as it moves from decades of authoritarian government to a new era of democratic opening, from years of secular government to a time of struggle over...