liberal-democracies

Mr Assange enjoys the protection of several liberal democracies, but is not really accountable to any of them.

Raw materials are usually found in troublespots, rather than liberal democracies (Canada and Norway being among the honourable exceptions).

The trouble is that such a dirigiste design is not well suited to today's liberal democracies and their flexible labour markets.

Liberal democracies will flourish, yet their purpose, patience and resolve will continue to be tested.

However, the actual number of liberal democracies that have elected dictators into power is low.

Washington rang with calls from pundits and policymakers for a global league of liberal democracies.

So the rich liberal democracies should snap out of their slump in self-esteem.

Was it wrong to suppose that globalisation and economic growth would eventually mean that Russia and China would become liberal democracies?

Yet all liberal democracies have to make compromises to balance freedom and security.

and second, the openness policy would not lead to social unrest in liberal democracies.

Like Athens, the modern-day so-called liberal democracies are also "managed" by a ruling class.

In western liberal democracies, no one exhibits slogans calling on the workers to unite.

This transformed capitalism and the role of government for half a century, even in the liberal democracies.

On these dimensions, too, liberal democracies lead the world, while the Brics fascinate chiefly for their failure.