Sentence examples for weaker democracies from inspiring English sources

In this respect, at least, Silvio Berlusconi's Italy is distancing itself from western Europe and becoming more like weaker democracies farther east.The Rome demonstration was called to protest over writs issued by the prime minister against two left-leaning newspapers.

Whittingdale, who chairs the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said introducing legislation to govern the press would set a dangerous message to weaker democracies around the world who look to Britain as "a beacon of freedom".

Laws, legislatures and legal mechanisms have been starved by strong armies and weak democracies.

Consistent with this view is Kaplan's contention that authoritarian regimes are often preferable to weak democracies.

If you look at weak democracies, the oligarchies that have taken undue control of them always seek to tamper with the vote.

In a region where the shadow of past coups still falls over weak democracies, the image of Honduran soldiers arresting and expelling an elected president raised fears that it would embolden militaries in other countries.

Policy buffs were alarmed that Colombia strategically located between the Panama Canal and Venezuela's oilfields was deteriorating into a "failed state", which in turn could endanger the weak democracies of its Andean neighbours.Uncle Sam steps inTheir answer was Plan Colombia, drawn up jointly by Colombian and American officials and launched by Mr Pastrana in September 1999.

In the not-so-distant past, both Turkey and Brazil had weak democracies, overshadowed by dominant military forces that controlled a good deal of the state and the economy; this year, each country experienced widespread protest and demonstrations without any question of the military either intervening or even weighing in on the matter.

It's great for companies who move production to countries with low-wages and weak democracies.

He wrote of a primitive, oil-dependent economy, weak democracy, a shrinking population, an explosive north Caucasus and all-pervasive corruption.

Sadly, for large parts of Asia with weak democracy and illiberal strongmen in charge, the chances of a fair reckoning for vile crimes are slender indeed.