Applying the Lessons of South Africa Sanctions to Iran
Cross-posted from the Huffington Post “My basic approach is that sanctions have a limited place in international diplomacy or pressure,” says F.W. de Klerk, the former president of South Africa who presided over the end of the apartheid regime and the dismantling of the country’s nuclear weapons. Discussing whether sanctions are a useful tool of […]
Carnegie’s “Junior Fellows” conference looks at new models of government
“[Liberal Democracy] is where the world was, not where it is going.” –Daniel Patrick Moynihan At yesterday’s Junior Fellows Conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, one thing was clear: The moment for democracy has passed. Democracy, as a Western, American export has long died in its appeal. According to panelists with expertise from […]