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Roosevelt Institution Policy Expo Reception Party 2007. Photos by Nick Bradley.

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"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."

— Franklin Roosevelt 


 

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President George W. Bush visits Africa!  On his itinerary: Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia.  These countries are considered stable and credible democracies.  The Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder piece showcases progress in these 5 nations and discusses the role of the Bush Administrations Africa initiatives.

Steven Spielberg: Producer and Diplomat?  Spielberg ended his involvement in the Beijing Olympics after the Chinese government refused to end its involvement in Darfur.

NYU's Development Economist, Bill Easterly, believes  the the United Nation's Millenium Goal 's are bad for Africa.  He's also skeptical about the efforts of Bono and Angelina Jolie.  Here is a short blog from Foreign Policy magazine's Passport on Easterly and Neo-colonialism.  You'll find links to Easterly's work in the blog.

This article, found in the July/August 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs, discusses Nigeria's flawed presidential elections and US involvement in Nigeria's politics.