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Govt ‘taking the democracy out’ of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy?

By Michael Allen on June 17, 2009

Democracy advocates are concerned at press reports that Taiwan’s Kuomintang government is planning to “purge” the country’s democracy promotion foundation of programs that could allegedly antagonize the mainland’s Communist authorities.
Reports suggest that President Ma Ying-jeou’s nationalist government plans to  replace senior staff at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. The political composition of the TFD’s leading [read full story]

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Obama speech hints at development over democracy?

By Michael Allen on June 5, 2009

Obama’s Cairo speech continues to attract comment, not least on the subject of promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East. 
On democracy promotion, the speech reflects a “big retreat to realism”, writes David Brooks, dashing hopes that Obama would push “a gradual, bottom-up democracy-building initiative” in the region:
This effort would begin with projects to [read full story]

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Obama’s speech: could do better

By Michael Allen on June 5, 2009

Advocates of a sustained U.S. commitment to promoting human rights and democracy in the Middle East are pleased that Obama’s Cairo speech addressed the issue, writes leading analyst Larry Diamond.
But much remained “unsaid, or disappointingly vague,” he suggests, quoting Ayman Nour’s comment that the speech was “better than we expected, but not as good as [read full story]

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