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Naval War College Review

2018

Democracy

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The Struggle For Democracy In Latin America, Charles O. Porter, Robert J. Alexander Jul 2018

The Struggle For Democracy In Latin America, Charles O. Porter, Robert J. Alexander

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The Free Press In A Democratic Society, Robert J. Manning Jul 2018

The Free Press In A Democratic Society, Robert J. Manning

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I would like to talk instead about the obligational twin—that is the necessity, indeed, in my estimation, the duty, which all government officers have, and particularly in those matters which the military shares with the State Department in responsibility, to find ways of informing the American people about what is being done in their name, in a manner that does inform but does not hamper or cripple the policies.


School Of Naval Warfare: Western Democratic Government In Theory And Practice, David D. Warren Jul 2018

School Of Naval Warfare: Western Democratic Government In Theory And Practice, David D. Warren

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Yet the paradox is that, despite democracy's universal appeal today, only a minority of the world's population lives under democratic systems of government.


Just War Theory And Decisionmaking In A Democracy, John Langan S.J. May 2018

Just War Theory And Decisionmaking In A Democracy, John Langan S.J.

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George Will began a recent column by recounting a celebrated episode from that disastrous and indomitable year 1940. A British commander sent this cryptic three-word message as his troops were being evacuated: "But if not." Will makes the point that the words were immediately seen to be a quotation from Daniel 3, 18, the reply of the three young men to Kiug Nebuchadnezzar who had threatened to cast them into a fiery furnace for their refusal to worship the golden image he had erected.


Strategic Trends, Paul Dibb Apr 2018

Strategic Trends, Paul Dibb

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There are positive tendencies, including the resurgence of economic growth and the spread of de- mocracy. But there are a number of negative tendencies that must be of serious concern. The United States needs to develop more coherence and predictability in its Asia-Pacific security strat- egy, and it should listen more carefully to its allies and friends there.