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Roundtable: Can Democracies Go It Alone?

Roundtable Introduction: Can Democracies Go It Alone? [Full Text] 03/26/09
The idea that democratic states should establish exclusive venues for international cooperation provides an opportunity for reflection on the global role of the U.S. and other liberal democracies, and on the future of multilateralism and the UN system. With James M. Lindsay, Stephen Schlesinger, Kishore Mahbubani, and Ruth Wedgwood.

The Case for a Concert of Democracies [Full Text] 03/26/09
Over a whole range of challenges, the world is essentially undergoverned. New institutions are needed that recognize how much the world has changed and that mobilize those states most capable of meeting the dangers we confront.
Author(s): James M. Lindsay

Why a League of Democracies Will Not Work [Full Text] 03/26/09
The proposal for a league of democracies is fraught with a number of fundamental flaws. In fact, much of what these democracy strategists are seeking can be obtained within the existing universal security institution, the UN.
Author(s): Stephen Schlesinger

The Dangers of Democratic Delusions [Full Text] 03/26/09
A "League of Democracies," according to Mahbubani, will divide the world at the very time that a new global consensus needs to be created to address pressing global challenges.
Author(s): Kishore Mahbubani

Democracies, Human Rights, and Collective Action [Full Text] 03/26/09
A caucus of democracies and liberal states within the UN could aim to crosscut the UN's deeply entrenched hegemonic voting patterns and support and celebrate the purposes and claims of democracy.
Author(s): Ruth Wedgwood

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: For a Federation of Democracies (Response to Stephen Schlesinger) 08/28/09
Davenport argues for a federation of democracies to replace the United Nations Security Council. This new level of government, he says, is necessary to achieve the international cooperation needed to manage a global economy and address global problems.
Author(s): John J. Davenport

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