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	<title>Comments on: An Autocratic Dawn?</title>
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		<title>by: Central Asia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Drawing a Line: The West&#8217;s Difficult Choice in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/11/an-autocratic-dawn/#comment-3583</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] On this page, we have constantly debated between realist and idealist foreign policies regarding the West and Central Asia. The West&#8217;s liberal/democratic rhetoric and policy of democracy promotion comes in start contrast to Russia and China&#8217;s movements throughout the world, and this is easily seen in Central Asia. In this same regard, we have discussed the rise of the authoritarian model as a challenge to the West&#8217;s democratic/liberal world order. Russia&#8217;s incursion into Georgia is the latest incident in the battle between Authoritarian and Democratic/Liberal leadership and exemplifies the difficult choices of the US/EU in creating a policy that both protects their strategic interests yet also defends democracy in the world. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] On this page, we have constantly debated between realist and idealist foreign policies regarding the West and Central Asia. The West&#8217;s liberal/democratic rhetoric and policy of democracy promotion comes in start contrast to Russia and China&#8217;s movements throughout the world, and this is easily seen in Central Asia. In this same regard, we have discussed the rise of the authoritarian model as a challenge to the West&#8217;s democratic/liberal world order. Russia&#8217;s incursion into Georgia is the latest incident in the battle between Authoritarian and Democratic/Liberal leadership and exemplifies the difficult choices of the US/EU in creating a policy that both protects their strategic interests yet also defends democracy in the world. [&#8230;]
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		<title>by: Central Asia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Shake Down, Shake Up</title>
		<link>http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/05/11/an-autocratic-dawn/#comment-2681</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>[...] Just a quick one today folks. If you haven&#8217;t checked it out yet, make sure to take a look at the post on May 11 &#8216;A Autocratic Dawn&#8217;, I think it raises an important issue that will and has affected CA and the world. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Just a quick one today folks. If you haven&#8217;t checked it out yet, make sure to take a look at the post on May 11 &#8216;A Autocratic Dawn&#8217;, I think it raises an important issue that will and has affected CA and the world. [&#8230;]
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