Essays - The Return of Authoritarian Great Powers - Liberal democracy, led by the United States, may have emerged triumphant from the great struggles of the twentieth century. But the post-Cold War rise of economically successful -- And nondemocratic -- China and Russia may represent a viable alternative path to modernity that leaves liberal democracy's ultimate victory and future dominance in doubt

In: Foreign affairs, Band 86, Heft 4, S. 59-70