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The decade of the Rose Revolution in Georgia has ended with the defeat of the United National Movement (UNM) in the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2012 and 2013. With this, Georgia has gone through the first peaceful transfer of power as the result of democratic elections in its political history. As Georgia is about to sign Association and Free Trade Agreements with the EU, further consolidation of its democracy will be a decisive factor in making Georgia's European future irreversible. Following the change of government, the country has entered a new and important stage in the development of a modern democratic state. With this in mind, this article will review some of the challenges facing Georgia's democracy and identify the potential threats they pose to the future of EU-Georgia relations.

Despite a promising start after independence, bilateral relations between India and Myanmar have had a long history of mutual neglect and obliviousness. This paper revisits the developments since the end of colonial rule and points out crucial historical landmarks. Further, the most important policy issues between the two nations are discussed. The focal point of the analysis is the question of whether one can expect new directions in the bilateral relationship since the election of new governments in India in 2014 and in Myanmar in 2015. While there have been signs of a new foreign policy approach towards its eastern neighbour on the part of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it remains to be seen if the government of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy will substantially alter Myanmar's course on an international level.

THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE ADVERSARY POLITICS THESIS IS THAT FREQUENT CHANGES OF GOVERNMENT IN BRITAIN IN THE 1960'S AND THE 1970'S LED TO POLICY REVERSALS ON A SCALE THAT WAS DAMAGING TO THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE THEORY WITH REGARDS TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS OF 19641979 AND CONCLUDES THAT ADVERSARY POLITICAL THEORISTS WERE GENERALLY CORRECT IN THEIR STATEMENTS ABOUT THE PERIOD. HOWEVER, THEY WERE INCORRECT IN IDENTIFYING THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH THE POLITICAL PHENOMENON OCCURRED.

Taiwan's transition towards political democracy has been widely discussed in recent years, but not much attention has been paid to the effect of these changes on public sector management. The discussions have speculated that the government no longer uses an authoritarian way of governing the country, in keeping with its promotion of democratic development. However, this article shows that the change from the previous Kuomintang (KMT) government to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has not changed the way public enterprises are managed. The DPP government resembles the KMT government in that it continues with an authoritarian way of managing public enterprises, despite the party's long established commitment to a democratic way of governance. The regime turnover has not meant public enterprises are any better placed than they were previously, in terms of their potential to improve autonomy, profitability and governance. Adapted from the source document.

Taiwan's transition towards political democracy has been widely discussed in recent years, but not much attention has been paid to the effect of these changes on public sector management. The discussions have speculated that the government no longer uses an authoritarian way of governing the country, in keeping with its promotion of democratic development. However, this article shows that the change from the previous Kuomintang (KMT) government to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has not changed the way public enterprises are managed. The DPP government resembles the KMT government in that it continues with an authoritarian way of managing public enterprises, despite the party's long established commitment to a democratic way of governance. The regime turnover has not meant public enterprises are any better placed than they were previously, in terms of their potential to improve autonomy, profitability and governance. Adapted from the source document.

This article investigates the AU's approach to mitigating unconstitutional changes of government. While military coup d'état's were once the most common form of regime change on the continent, the post-Cold War democratization process and the adoption of anti-coup diplomatic interventionist policies by the AU have reduced this phenomenon. However, it remains uncertain as to the effectiveness of the AU in curtailing the new trend of undermining African democracy by manipulating national legal structures so as to extend the life of a regime.

The Democratic Progressive Party government resembles the old Guomindang government in that it continues with an authoritarian way of managing public enterprises. (Asia Pac J Public Adm/NIAS-Han)