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Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski and Cameron Munter

November 19, 2014

Why did US succeed in helping democracy grow in Eastern Europe but not the Mideast?

The fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago this month signaled the unmatched strength of U.S. economic and military power, but it also reflected the seductive charisma of American

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