… that were thought to be the most potent weapons against a revitalized authoritarianism. The success of the Russian and Chinese regimes in bringing to heel and even har- nessing the forces produced by globalization—digital media, civil society, free markets—may be their most impr...
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a light-hearted and fun way.” This new approach attracted people who love this unique culture from all over the world. “The funny thing is that in the end, many foreign people recognize themselves in these Slavic mini-stories, so lately we have people from all over the world bein...
-during U.N. Week in late September, did you host a Sunday night discussion with Bill Gates, Mort Zuckerman, and Peter Thiel? Was anyone else in attendance? Were you discussing a possible Gates Foundation donor advised fund? -Did you host Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim and several othe...
Freedom House Eastern Europe, and military dictatorships elsewhere, there was an explosion of newspapers, radio and television stations, and other independent media with diverse editorial policies. But the internet in particular was seen as an irresistible force that could rende...
14 to stand tall for American greatness if only to anaesthetize them against day-to-day hardship. Republican wannabes sense all this. To judge by the early stages of the 2012 campaign, they think foreign policy might matter after all. They’re trying to cast Barack Obama as a pr...
Freedom House 2. Marginalizing the opposition: As noted above, authoritarian leaders use their media power to paint critics as knaves or buffoons. Especially through television coverage, opposition figures are presented as clownish, effeminate, shady, elitist, or enslaved by for...
211 operations, he could have done the entire operation at Dell. He even could have sent Poitras documents anonymously over his own TOR software and server. And he could have remained in his self-described “paradise” in Hawaii with his girl friend. Yet he chose to move to Booz...
Bundled Payment (Healthcare) - Also known as episode-based payment, defined as the reimbursement of health care providers (such as hospitals and physicians) on the basis of expected costs for clinically- defined episodes of care. It has been described as "a middle ground" between...
That is out of the question. Egypt is too reliant on foreign finance, which Iran cannot offer at the moment, for it to swing into Tehran's orbit. And there is far too much domestic opposition. What is clear is that while the US is reluctant to take direct responsibility, other c...
Liquid Insight Trump’s effect on MXN 22 September 2016 Unauthorized redistribution of this report is prohibited. This report is intended for [email protected] Key takeaways • We provide an empirical analysis of Donald Trump's potential effects on the Mexican peso • Our analysi...
however, the IRS reached the opposite result on facts similar to those in Rothstein. That is, the IRS held that the acquisition of the trust's property by the grantor in exchange for a note could not be a sale because the grantor was both the maker and owner of the note. As a res...
BREAKING DOWN DEMOCRACY: Goals, Strategies, and Methods of Modern Authoritarians Third, he signaled his support for majoritarianism, with its disdain for checks and balances and civil society, as opposed to the values of pluralism that are enshrined in liberal democratic practic...
legacy of the Iranian revolution that established a state rooted in religion. Now, nearly four decades old, the Revolutionary Guard’s rise to power remains the catalyst for Islamic sectarian division today, releasing forces of fury once confined first by Ottoman rule and then by...
There may be significant delays in obtaining reimbursement for newly approved drugs, and coverage may be more limited than the purposes for which the drug is approved by the FDA or similar regulatory authorities outside the United States. Moreover, eligibility for reimbursement d...
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