Demopolis was written in the hope that the
country I love can avoid the fate
of Athens in and after the Peloponnesian War — but also in acknowledgment
of the possibility that rebuilding on a basic
democratic framework may one day be necessary.
The Secretariat
of CITES engaged ELI and its partners to analyze the regulatory
frameworks governing the domestic trade
of elephant ivory in nine key
countries, including China, the European Union, Japan, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.