| Assessing Democratic Transitions Today | |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Adrian A. Basora |
| Must Democracy Continue to Retreat in Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia? | Adrian A. Basora |
| The Tasks of Democratic Transition and Transferability | Valerie Bunce |
| Ukraine: Lessons Learned from Other Post-Communist Transitions | Mykola Riabchuk |
| Central Asia: U.S. Bases and Democratization | Alexander Cooley |
| East and South East Asia: Lessons from Democratic Transitions | Tom Ginsburg |
| Can Outsiders Bring Democracy to Post-Conflict States? | John R. Schmidt |
| China’s Energy-Driven ‘Soft Power’ | Toshi Yoshihara and James R. Holmes |
| China’s New Multi-Faceted Maritime Strategy | David Lei |
| Review Essays | |
| The ‘Israel Lobby’: A Realistic Assessment | Ben Fishman |
| Protestant Peculiarities in Contemporary America and Germany | Paul Gottfried |
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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