Sentences with phrase «autocratic states»

The question whether autocracies or democracies work better for the people is probably impossible to answer in an empirical fashion, because democratic and autocratic states differ on a lot of dimensions.

A complex modern democracy is at a serious disadvantage in dealing with autocratic states as well as in expeditiously conducting its own internal affairs, unless it possesses strong executive powers which are not hedged about in matters of detailed policy and administration by legislative and judicial agencies.

«The «feel good» language about mutually beneficial cooperation is intended to benefit autocratic states at the expense of people whose human rights and fundamental freedoms we are all obligated as states to respect,» Mack said.

Westerners tend to see what is going on in China as a battle of rebels against an autocratic state.

«Secret America»: Set in the near future, this series explores a society where the threat of terrorism has turned the US government into an autocratic state.

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De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia - US tensions, Turkey - Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists leaders such as Modi in India, Trump in United States, bin - Salman in Middle East, the Geo - Political unease hasn't been this tense in decades, so as a market participant you can never care less than ever.

This would lead to an historic compromise involving the state (not only as is often presented in caricature style as a gang of technocrats and stupid autocratic bureaucrats) but as an effective instrument to implement a transparent and democratic social contract.

What would you suggest, that some autocratic murderous dictator gain control over all the Muslim nations and force a single, state version of the faith, like Constantine did for Christianity?

Thus it comes about that no State, even the most autocratic, is morally neutral, for those who exercise authority within it are morally responsible beings.

This, perhaps together with the way the Arab Spring exposed France's ties to autocratic Arab regimes, has predictably attracted attention from those whose targets had previously been other western states.

This may be due to the widespread implicit assumption that Western states prefer progressive, liberal norms while autocratic regimes prefer sovereignty (and the freedom to engage in illiberal practices).

Assembly Republicans call the state's most powerful Democrat autocratic, aloof and disconnected.

President Jonathan lacks democratic credential and exercises his true inner character of being an autocratic - dictator by trying to remove governor Amaechi as chairman of Nigeria state governors forum.

He urged workers in the state to remain resolute in the quest to have their legitimate right from «an autocratic and deceitful government».

The authors speculate that workers in the United States may be more comfortable with autocratic bosses than are workers elsewhere.

The head of the state teachers union told me last fall that White excelled at «behind - the - curtains work» to the point of being «autocratic,» suggesting White's enemies hated him for the same reason his allies liked him so much: He was dogged about getting what he wanted.