Suchergebnisse

The resilience of national systems is becoming critical amid global instability. It depends on the authorities' ability to win the public's recognition of their right to govern, that is, secure their legitimacy. In holding elections, different state systems have one thing in common―they are highly manipulative in the legal, administrative, and media spheres.

The period of deep détente, at the turn of the millennium, has even reduced our ability to manage crises. The skills of prudent confrontation, developed during the Cold War, have been lost. So we must again tread the path to stabilization and peaceful coexistence. But we will first need to set foot on that path.