Soviet Legacies
After Empire

Volume 28, Issue 1

In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed. But did it end? The year began with the violent reassertion of Soviet authority over Lithuania, an exhibition of brutality that rallied international support for democrats and independence movements in the USSR. The year closed with the formal resignation of a powerless Mikhail Gorbachev and the official dissolution of the Soviet Union into independent republics loosely joined as the Commonwealth of Independent States. The... (More)
Soviet Legacies
Features
A Lingering Identity
Toward a Post-Post-Soviet Future?

Bucking the Trend
Democracy and Economic Reform
by Timothy Frye

Still Soviet?
Why Dictatorship Persists in Belarus
by Vitali Silitski

Political Transitions
Democracy and the Former Soviet Union
by Michael McFaul

The Way Forward
Georgia’s Democratic Vision for the Future
by Mikheil Saakashvili

Class Matters
Health Lifestyles in Post-Soviet Russia
by William Cockerham

Toward the West
Baltic Realignment and Russia’s Reply
by Yaroslav Bilinsky

Global Notebook
Calling for Aid
The Cry from Sudan
by Linda Li

Tackling Terror
Australia's Steps for Security
by Bede Moore

Gray Area
The Future of Chinese Internet
by Hampton Foushee

Life of the Parti
Boisclair and the Parti Québécois
by Emily Bruemmer

Trading up?
The Uncertain Future of the FTAA
by Kevin Jiang

The Sarkozy Factor
France’s Big Decision
by Rezwan Haque

Democratic Mirage
The Long Road Ahead in Egypt
by Omar Abdelsamad

Correspondence
Just Do Aid Right
by Catherine Bertini

Ode to Reason
by Sam Harris

Perspectives
Religion and the State
Why Moderate Religious Teaching Should Be Promoted
by Amitai Etzioni

Performance Philanthropy
Bringing Accountability to Charitable Giving
by Eric Thurman

Exercising Wartime Powers
The Need for a Strong Executive
by John Yoo

World in Review
A Tale of Two Churches
Battling for the Soul of Latin American Catholicism
by Killian Clarke

Crafting the Taiwanese
The Ambivalence of Taiwan's National Identity
by Norman Ho

Armed Entrepreneurs
Private Military Companies in Iraq
by James Kwok

Interviews
US Foreign Policy
Missteps, Mistakes, and Broken Promises
by Tom Daschle

Review Essays
Exorcising Hobbes
The War on Terror and the Framework of International Law
by Frank Anechiarico

The Capitol’s Cold War
Congress and the Cold War
by Donald Wolfensberger

Endpaper
Preventing Disaster
Realizing Vulnerabilities and Looking Forward
by Gilbert Burnham