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Fareed Zakaria
  • 16 september 2003

    Not Divorced from the Future

    Democracy is a mere shape assumed by the political process and not its essence, Farid Zakaria, one of the most original political analysts of      modern-day America, claims in his best-selling book, The Future of Freedom. Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad. At variance with particular ideologists in Washington, the author asserts that democracy is unable to offer an adequate solution to contemporary problems.

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Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty.

Not Divorced from the Future

Democracy is a mere shape assumed by the political process and not its essence, Farid Zakaria, one of the most original political analysts of      modern-day America, claims in his best-selling book, The Future of Freedom. Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad. At variance with particular ideologists in Washington, the author asserts that democracy is unable to offer an adequate solution to contemporary problems.

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