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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice credits sanctions with deepening the isolation of Iran's leaders, defends regime change in Iraq, and says the Bush administration's democracy promotion agenda has changed the discourse in Mideast states.
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This document argues for a democratization and protection of human rights in China and beyond.
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The latest political crisis in Thailand is another setback to democratization in Southeast Asia. It signals potential new headaches for U.S. policymakers who had come to rely on the region's stability.
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Listen to First Lady Laura Bush reflect on the global state of human rights, with particular emphasis on Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Afghanistan.
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